TO:  Families and Educators of Big Horn County School District #2

FROM:  Big Horn County School District #2

SUBJECT:  An Update on the PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident

As we previously communicated, PowerSchool – a cloud-based software vendor used by Big Horn County School District #2 – recently experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information in the PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS).

 We are providing additional information and outlining next steps received directly from PowerSchool:

• Identity Protection and Credit Monitoring Services: PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a trusted credit reporting agency, to offer two years of complimentary identity protection services for all students and educators whose information was involved. Additionally, adult students and educators will receive two years of complimentary credit monitoring services.

• Notification to Individuals Involved: In collaboration with Experian, PowerSchool will begin notifying affected students (or their parents/guardians if under 18) and educators in the coming weeks. The notification will include details about the incident, the offer of identity protection and credit monitoring services (if applicable), and a dedicated phone number for questions.

• Incident Response: Upon discovering the incident, PowerSchool activated cybersecurity response protocols, engaged third-party cybersecurity experts, and initiated a forensic investigation. They have found no evidence of identity theft related to this incident.

For up-to-date information about the cybersecurity incident, please visit PowerSchool's Security Incident Page.