PowerSchool paid a hacker’s ransom, but now schools say they are being extorted

A hacker threatening to extort PowerSchool with new ransom demands due to its 2024 data breach has led to letters being sent to schools. Despite previously paying a ransom to supposedly delete stolen student records from 2024, PowerSchool confirmed it recently discovered another extortion attempt this week. Experts caution against trusting ransoms, given past exploitation attempts by gangs retaining sensitive data for further extortion.