Attention Past Students Who Attended Uinta County School District Four from 2002 to present:
This notice is to inform you of a recent security incident with PowerSchool, our student information system provider. Recently, we received an email from PowerSchool that stated they had experienced a data breach that affected their systems worldwide. PowerSchool confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform. PowerSchool has confirmed that the stolen data primarily contains contact details such as student name, date of birth, guardian, address, phone number, emergency contact, etc. It did not include any financial, academic, or behavioral records. No social security numbers (SSNs) were part of this data as Uinta 4 does not record student SSNs in PowerSchool. PowerSchool has enacted their security protocols to contain the breach and has since taken significant steps to secure their systems, including password resets and enhanced security measures.
As a district we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of data protection. While we have a number of systems in place to protect student data, this breach was out of our control. However, PowerSchool has assured us that the breach is contained, and there is no evidence of ongoing unauthorized activity. We will be staying vigilant and reviewing any related accounts for unusual activity as a precaution. We are working closely with the State of Wyoming Cyber Assistant Response Effort (CARE) as well as the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) through this breach. PowerSchool will release additional information to affected districts worldwide, and we will share updates with you as soon as we receive them.
We do encourage you to monitor your information and credit. You may also want to consider placing a free credit freeze. To place a freeze, contact the major credit bureaus at the phone numbers listed below. A freeze remains in place until you ask the credit bureau to temporarily lift or remove it.
Equifax: 1-800-685-1111
Experian: 1-888-397-3742
TransUnion: 1-888-909-8872
If you have additional questions, please email us at [email protected].