Cybersecurity experts are scanning a new dataset of leaked files from 12 schools in south Winnipeg for passport scans and social insurance numbers. The Pembina Trails School Division updated staff and student families Thursday about its ongoing probe into a cybersecurity attack that has paralyzed the organization since it was flagged Dec. 2. Superintendent Shelley […]

Phillip BlancherLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter BROCKVILLE – A cyber attack which compromised the data of tens of thousands of current and former students, staff, and donors of the Upper Canada District School Board now has a price tag – approximately $3 million.  Trustees learned of the financial impact of the January 2025 hack on the […]

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco ‘s social security agency said troves of data were stolen from its systems in a cyberattack this week that resulted in personal information being leaked on the messaging app Telegram. The North African kingdom’s social security fund administers pensions and insurance benefits to millions of private sector workers, from assembly […]

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s plan to fix the housing shortage would tie the number of newcomers Canada admits to housing availability. The former finance minister made the promise in a 10-point policy document her campaign issued Monday morning. Freeland said the move would slow down population growth until housing affordability stabilizes. Conservative Leader Pierre […]

A southern Manitoba school division has issued an update after a cybersecurity breach compromised student information from multiple Manitoba school divisions. “We are writing to provide an update about the cybersecurity incident that PowerSchool, our student information system (SIS) provider, recently experienced,” said Hanover School Division (HSD) Superintendent and CEO Joe Thiessen in a letter […]

KEMPTVILLE – A recent rash of cyberattacks and data breaches have impacted school boards across a number of jurisdictions since Christmas, but the local English-Catholic board is not one of those affected. Officials with the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario confirmed that it is not affected by the recent PowerSchool Inc. breach, or […]

BROCKVILLE – A cyberattack in early January has resulted in an extensive data breach at the region’s largest school board. Administration at the Upper Canada District School Board announced in an update on the ongoing internet issues at the board that an extensive data breach has been discovered. Students who enrolled or attended a UCDSB […]

Parents received an update from Wild Rose School Division last week in regards to the PowerSchool data breach. On December 28, both WRSD and the St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic School Division were part of a cyber security breach through the cloud-based software that is used for sharing student’s marks and assignments with parents. Once […]

BROCKVILLE – A cyber attack in early January has resulted in an extensive data breach at the region’s largest school board. Administration at the Upper Canada District School Board announced in an update on the ongoing internet issues at the board that an extensive data breach has been discovered. Students who enrolled or attended a […]

It turns out the cyber breach which recently affected some school boards across the country may have given unauthorized users access to student information. The Near North District School Board (NNDSB) is one of those boards. The data breach came through PowerSchool, a system many boards use to manage student information. On Jan. 9, the […]

BROCKVILLE – A cyber attack that crippled the internet services for the region’s largest school board has no time line for restoration. As students at the Upper Canada District School Board’s 77 elementary and secondary schools returned to class after the Christmas Break, they found they had returned to classes without internet service. A cyber-attack […]

The federal privacy watchdog says he’s “concerned” about a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, as the country’s largest school board revealed the scope of the data that may have been stolen last month.  The Toronto District School Board told parents and guardians in an email Monday that its students’ birthdays, […]