HackingEducationEducationSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)EducationMinorHighActive

iSucceed Virtual Schools

bd_8629cf1581c02c41 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

—

Filed

Jan 15, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

9,000state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for iSucceed Virtual Schools →

iSucceed Virtual Schools notified the Idaho Attorney General of a data breach affecting its PowerSchool Student Information System. The breach occurred in December 2024 and was discovered by PowerSchool Group LLC, a third-party vendor. PowerSchool paid a ransom to prevent data release. Over 9,000 student records may have been affected, exposing PII including names, addresses, health, and grade information. iSucceed formed an incident team, analyzed logs, and notified affected students, parents, and staff via email.

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Incident timeline

Dec 1, 2024

Begins

Jan 15, 2025

Filed

Part of PowerSchool supply-chain incident (2025) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed9,000 affectedView incident

Name: iSucceed Virtual Schools
norm: isucceed virtual schools
Domain: isucceedvhs.net

Name: iSucceed Virtual Schools
norm: isucceed virtual schools
Domain: isucceedvhs.net
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Dec 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 10, 2025
Affected individuals: 9,000state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Health (basic)EducationMinor
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Idaho Superintendent of Public InstructionNotified Idaho Attorney General
Third party: via PowerSchool Group LLC
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Formed Incident Team
Analyzed information given by Powerschool
Analyzed access logs and connected systems
Assessed security settings recommended from Powerschool
Reviewed Powerschool forums information and State Department of Education guidance
Drafted incident report and notified administration and Board
Used reliable email tool to send volume of email communications out to students, parents as staff
Drafted applicable data breach notice
Checked and verified email addresses
Sent email notice to current/prior students, parents and staff via email listing the details and information
Provided opportunity to ask immediate questions via an iSucceed support ticket
Began gathering verified information to provide ICRIMP to determine next steps for insurance action
Began draft of follow up plan in anticipation of additional information from Powerschool
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.ag.idaho.gov/content/uploads/2025/01/1-15-2025-iSucceed-Virtual-Schools.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 15, 2025
Raw hash: 97d0076cebe6fb8eded679350dd0df0d8214ad3922ba445d0562cc1666e950ff

Reporting entityiSucceed Virtual Schools

Victim entityiSucceed Virtual Schools

IncidentThird-Party / Supply Chain

Stated responseFormed Incident Team

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.ag.idaho.gov