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SFU staff found there had been a cyberattack on one of the university's servers on Feb. 5
CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2021 4:17 PM PT | Last Updated: February 17
SFU says the university is working to notify people affected by the latest cyberattack on its servers. (Robb Douglas/CBC news)
Simon Fraser University is warning its school community about a cyberattack that breached a server which stored information on student and employee ID numbers and other data, including admissions or academic standing.
The school says about 200,000 people were affected by the breach.
The university said its Information Technology Services staff discovered the attack on one of the school's servers on Feb. 5 and isolated the server.
The server contained personal information for some current and former students, faculty, staff and student applicants.
Personal information of students, faculty, alumni leaked in SFU ransomware attack
SFU pointed out the data exposed by the breach did not contain banking details, social insurance numbers or passwords, however it did include student or employee ID numbers and at least one other piece of information.
The university said in a statement that people who were affected by the data breach and who have a current email address on file with the university are being notified or can check online using their ID number to find out if they were impacted.
Ransomware attack last year
The university explained the risk of identity theft is low, but said people who are affected should monitor their personal accounts and memberships for unusual activity for the next several months.
Last year, on Feb. 27, ransomware — malicious software that locks a computer system until a ransom is paid — breached a database at Simon Fraser University and compromised the personal information of about 250,000 students, faculty and alumni.
SFU ransomware attack exposed data from 250,000 accounts, documents show
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The school warned cyberattack attempts are becoming more sophisticated and are on the rise as the university improves its security systems.
SFU staff found there had been a cyberattack on one of the university's servers on Feb. 5
CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2021 4:17 PM PT | Last Updated: February 17
SFU says the university is working to notify people affected by the latest cyberattack on its servers. (Robb Douglas/CBC news)
Simon Fraser University is warning its school community about a cyberattack that breached a server which stored information on student and employee ID numbers and other data, including admissions or academic standing.
The school says about 200,000 people were affected by the breach.
The university said its Information Technology Services staff discovered the attack on one of the school's servers on Feb. 5 and isolated the server.
The server contained personal information for some current and former students, faculty, staff and student applicants.
Personal information of students, faculty, alumni leaked in SFU ransomware attack
SFU pointed out the data exposed by the breach did not contain banking details, social insurance numbers or passwords, however it did include student or employee ID numbers and at least one other piece of information.
The university said in a statement that people who were affected by the data breach and who have a current email address on file with the university are being notified or can check online using their ID number to find out if they were impacted.
Ransomware attack last year
The university explained the risk of identity theft is low, but said people who are affected should monitor their personal accounts and memberships for unusual activity for the next several months.
Last year, on Feb. 27, ransomware — malicious software that locks a computer system until a ransom is paid — breached a database at Simon Fraser University and compromised the personal information of about 250,000 students, faculty and alumni.
SFU ransomware attack exposed data from 250,000 accounts, documents show
TransLink ransomware attack leads to class-action lawsuit from ex-employee
The school warned cyberattack attempts are becoming more sophisticated and are on the rise as the university improves its security systems.
