Students' private info stolen during Huron-Superior cyberattack
The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board is warning current and former students that their private information — including dates of birth, health card numbers, photographs and citizenship status — was stolen during a recent cyberattack that crippled the board’s computer systems shortly before Christmas.
“The cyber criminals have communicated that the data they accessed has been deleted,” the letters continue. “We have no reason to believe that the cyber criminals have kept or misused the data in any way, though if you have reason to believe otherwise, please let us know.” When the board’s computer and phone systems were breached on Dec. 15, the hackers sent a type-written note through printers and photocopiers at both the board office and numerous schools, demanding a “modest ransom” in exchange for the data they had just encrypted.
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