durham public schools
Canvas Locked Down While DPS Evaluates Breach
Families, students, and staff are urged not to access the app through school district or personal devices until further notice.
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DPS Responds to Canvas Cybersecurity Breach
Families received communications from Durham Public Schools officials on Thursday afternoon.
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Canvas Developer Reports Data Breach
Schools throughout North Carolina and across the country use the platform, created by Instructure. A hacker group may have acquired student names, email addresses, and ID numbers.
![[SoDu Alert] N.C. Attorney General Opens PowerSchool Investigation](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/powerschool0206.png)
Data Security
[SoDu Alert] N.C. Attorney General Opens PowerSchool Investigation
In December 2024, a hacker got into PowerSchool’s system, which potentially exposed Social Security numbers, names of minors, and medical and disciplinary information. Durham Public Schools indicated that it appeared more likely that some staff data may have been exposed in the breach.
![[SoDu Alert] Durham Schools Among Those Affected by Data Breach](https://storage.ghost.io/c/50/33/50334374-93a7-4cf9-ba69-d7d51c63be2a/content/images/size/w600/2025/01/databreach.png)
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[SoDu Alert] Durham Schools Among Those Affected by Data Breach
NCDPI reports that the threat has been contained and that accessed data was destroyed and "no additional copies exist."