Breaches and incidents
Burnaby School District 41 (British Columbia): ransomware attack, staff and student files stolen
The district said a cyber incident came to its attention on 21 Sep and that “During this ransomware attack, an unauthorized third party gained access to...
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What happened
- The district said a cyber incident came to its attention on 21 Sep and that “During this ransomware attack, an unauthorized third party gained access to certain files”, which were “copied and stolen”; internal network services, phone lines and the MyEducation family portal were affected.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- Data at risk includes personnel records and student contact details, dates of birth, Personal Education Numbers, registration and residency documents, and learning-support lists; the district engaged specialists, reported to Burnaby RCMP and the BC privacy commissioner, restored phones on 28 Sep and MyEducation on 1 Oct, and offered TransUnion fraud alerts (notice last updated 14 Oct).