No School Is Safe From Data Breaches. That's Why I Froze My Kids' Credit

You're probably aware of the major data breaches suffered by AT&T and National Public Data last year. But did you know that data breaches can happen anywhere -- even at your kid's school?

PowerSchool, an educational technology provider, suffered a data breach after a lapse in cybersecurity, NBC reported. The hackers who obtained children's personal identifying information then extorted the company, which paid the cybercriminals to keep the data from being published. The extortionists allegedly deleted the data as part of the deal, but now criminals are using the stolen PowerSchool data to try to extort school districts in the US and Canada directly.