The university disclosed last week that a cyber incident targeted the school's network, leading to the school delaying exams, cancelling classes and taking down internet services.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.discovered last week likely “stole information” from current and former students and employees dating back more than 20 years.
“We have now confirmed that data from a university file server has been stolen and that the stolen information likely includes the personal information of current and former students and employees,” the university said in an update posted to its website. The university said it will provide all those affected by the cyberattack with a two-year credit monitoring service that will allow those people to check for signs of identity fraud. Codes and instructions on how to enrol in the service will be emailed directly to students and employees impacted.The school added it continues to investigate the incident and whether anyone else may be affected, and will provide more information when it’s available. The investigation could take “months,” it said.
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