The "student information system" of one of the nation's biggest education company's was targeted by hackers, school officials said.

The Indianapolis Star. PowerSchool notified districts Tuesday, Jan. 7, of the breach. The software company also said they have “no evidence of malware or continued unauthorized activity in (PowerSchool).

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.

PowerSchool is scrambling to recover and protect student data after a hacker breached their system in mid-December-- including one district in West Michigan.

More details are coming out about the cybersecurity breach into PowerSchool, a cloud storage education technology provider serving K-12 schools across Maine.