Sen. Hwang Statement on PowerSchool Cybersecurity Breach

Sen. Tony Hwang, an appointee to Connecticut’s Cybersecurity Task Force, today issued the following statement on how a number of schools in Connecticut have been affected by a widespread cybersecurity breach involving the PowerSchool Student Information System used by districts across the country and internationally.

“I urge PowerSchool and Connecticut’s cybersecurity officials to diligently keep at-risk schools, teachers and parents fully informed.

If critical personal information was compromised, people need answers and guidance as soon as possible.

I have noted in the past that the State of Connecticut needs to be more proactive in addressing cybercrimes and responding to data breaches.

The Cybersecurity Task Force I was appointed to? That panel was never convened by the Democrat majority. They never met to address and work to prevent these data breaches. That’s inexcusable.

I stand ready to work with federal, state, and local cybersecurity experts to prevent future breaches. We can do much more to protect consumers, businesses, schools and families from the insidious threats of hackers that have grown more and more active recently.”