BAMBERG COUNTY, S.C. () – Bamberg County Schools confirm that the personal information of several district families and educators has been compromised.

According to a news release, the breach was done through PowerSchool’s Student Information Systems (SIS).

The Aiken County Schools System and several other school districts across the state and country were victims of this breach.

Read the entire release below:

Dear Bamberg County School District Students and Families,

We are writing to make you aware of a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool informed our leadership team that they experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS customer data.

Unfortunately, they have confirmed that the information belongs to some of Bamberg County School District’s families and educators.

PowerSchool informed us that the taken data primarily includes parent and student contact information with data elements such as name and address information.

Across their customer base, they have determined that for a portion of individuals, some personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers (SSN) and medical information, was impacted.

They are working with urgency to complete their investigation and determine whether PII belonging to our students was included.

Protecting our students and families is something we take seriously. Working in collaboration with PowerSchool and the South Carolina State Department Of Education, more information and resources will be provided to you as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Sincerely,
Dottie Brown, Superintendent

Bamberg County Schools

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This is a developing story.