According to sources, Sampson County Schools (a Education organization in North Carolina) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2025-05-14.

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Source 1  |  2025-05-14

Another cyberattack hits local schools

“Another cyber attack has breached an online tool local school systems use to manage student databases and registrations and also allow parents to track their child’s activities.“

“This is the second one in just five months to focus on PowerSchool, used by both the Clinton City and Sampson County school systems, as well as hundreds of other schools across the country. “

“Only Sampson County Schools has been impacted at this time locally, as part of this second attack. “

“During the attack in January, that threat group asked for a ransom to be paid by PowerSchool, in the form of Bitcoin, and virtual crypto-currency. PowerSchool paid the ransom, with the understanding that all the information obtained by the threat group would be destroyed Instead of destroying that information, they apparently gave the same set of personal data (including names, addresses, and social security numbers) to another group of threat actors who are seeking a ransom as well.“

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