The Canadian federal privacy watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada. The breach, reported by U.S.-based PowerSchool, potentially compromised student data including addresses, health card numbers, emergency contacts, and medical information. The Privacy Commissioner is focused on ensuring PowerSchool mitigates the risk to affected individuals and prevents future incidents.
The federal privacy watchdog says he has launched a formal investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada.
PowerSchool has told school boards in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and elsewhere across North America that it experienced a data breach between Dec. 22 and 28.
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