New Trier said the data that was accessed included names and school ID numbers. No current students' Social Security numbers were accessed, but some former students' were.

An education software provider used by Alabama schools that has access to student names, addresses and email addresses has been compromised, school officials confirmed. PowerSchool serves districts throughout the nation and had a national cybersecurity incident nationwide, according to Newsweek.

A spokesperson for the company said an "unauthorized actor" accessed and stole sensitive customer information.

The breach is the latest in a series of high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting K-12 schools, which are a top target of hackers and are uniquely vulnerable to cyberattacks.

South Carolina students and teachers were among those who had their personal information accessed in an international data breach, according to the state Department of Education. State officials are still trying to determine the scope of the breach for Palmetto State school districts,

Three school districts in the greater Gardner area use the PowerSchool Student Information System. Here's what they know about the data breach.

School officials learned of the “potential cybersecurity incident” on Tuesday, Needham Public Schools Superintendent Dan Gutekanst said in a statement.

Schools nationally have been hit by the data breach, with news outlets from Kansas to Maine reporting this week on local districts affected.

PowerSchool, a major education software company, announced a security breach on Tuesday, possibly affecting schools across the nation with data leaks.

In an FAQ obtained by TechCrunch, PowerSchool confirms it negotiated with the threat actors responsible for the breach.