PowerSchool Cybersecurity Event (January 8, 2025)

We are writing to inform you that on January 7, 2025, Brandon School Division was notified by our student information system (SIS) provider, PowerSchool, that a cybersecurity event had occurred in late December and that some of our PowerSchool data was accessed.  

PowerSchool, not Brandon School Division, was the target of the cybersecurity event. PowerSchool customers across Canada and the United States have been impacted, including Brandon School Division. We are working with PowerSchool to ensure the integrity and stability of our data going forward.

To this point, PowerSchool has worked with cybersecurity experts to resolve the situation.   PowerSchool has deactivated accounts and initiated enhanced processes for passwords and access. PowerSchool has assured us that the accessed data has now been deleted. Furthermore, PowerSchool has confidence that the data was not copied or uploaded elsewhere. PowerSchool is actively engaged with cybersecurity professionals to continue to monitor this event.  

Brandon School Division has taken the necessary preliminary steps to respond to this situation, which includes involving the appropriate professionals. No other school division systems or data was accessed or compromised.  

We are currently investigating the impact of this cybersecurity event in Brandon School Division.   

Please be assured that the safety and security of our data—particularly the information of your children and of our staff is of paramount importance to us and PowerSchool. We regret that this has occurred, and we will continue to collaborate on this matter.

It is our commitment to you to continue to communicate. As we learn more, we will be in touch with you, and our community. Communication will also be posted on our website and a process to ask questions will be identified. 

BRANDON SCHOOL DIVISION
1031 – 6^th Street | Brandon, MB | R7A 4K5
Web: www.bsd.ca | Email:  info@bsd.ca