Ongoing investigation shows wider target group for the City of Helsinki data breach City of Helsinki
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ppFind upcoming events at the Eventshelfi websiteppFind municipal decisions in the Decisionmaking sectionppIt is possible that the perpetrator has gained access to data on all persons of compulsory school age in Helsinki The City of Helsinki stores information on persons of compulsory school age from Helsinki and their parents based on the Citys duty to monitor the achievement of compulsory education This data was stored on a City network drive that was impacted by the data breach ppThis set of data included the following information on learners from Helsinki born in 20052018 and their guardiansppIn addition to the Citys early childhood education units schools and educational institutions regarding private daycares contractual schools in Helsinki private and staterun schools as well as private upper secondary schools and vocational schoolsppThis group additionally includes all students who have applied for weighted curriculum education as well as learners from Helsinki undergoing home schooling The data breach may also impact learners from Helsinki that study in other cities ppTargets may include students and apprentices from Helsinki Vocational College and Adult Institute customers of Swedish Adult Education Centre Arbis as well as families that have participated in clubs activities arranged by early childhood educationppIn addition to customer data of the daycare playground and school in Santahamina the access permit data of visitors to these branches may have been accessed by the perpetrator of the data breach This data may also include passport numbers for families with a foreign backgroundppAccording to current estimates it is possible that the data breach impacts roughly 150000 learners as well as their guardians As the City has previously stated all roughly 38000 city personnel were also impacted by the data breach ppThe investigation into the breach will continue in cooperation with the authorities and further information will be shared as the investigation proceeds The City and other authorities recommendation is that you begin actively securing your personal data even though the investigation into the data breach is still ongoing says City Manager JukkaPekka Ujula The National Bureau of Investigation and the Police are investigating the case as an aggravated computer breakin and communications on the criminal investigation will be provided by the Police The victim of the crime is currently the City of Helsinki from whom the police receive all necessary information for the investigation of the case The City of Helsinki has duly reported the crime to the police which is being used as the basis for the investigation City residents do not need to file police reportsppWhen the City was made aware of the data breach on 30 April an investigation was launched immediately Various security measures were implemented and the Data Protection Ombudsman the Police and Traficoms National Cyber Security Centre were duly notified The City has prepared press releases on the matter on 2 May and 13 May 2024Data protection legislation requires the City to notify the possible targets of the data breach Identifying the individual customers that have been targeted in this case is not possible which means they will be informed with a public notice at helfidatabreachLink leads to external service This website will be updated as the investigation proceeds pp
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ppFind upcoming events at the Eventshelfi websiteppFind municipal decisions in the Decisionmaking sectionppIt is possible that the perpetrator has gained access to data on all persons of compulsory school age in Helsinki The City of Helsinki stores information on persons of compulsory school age from Helsinki and their parents based on the Citys duty to monitor the achievement of compulsory education This data was stored on a City network drive that was impacted by the data breach ppThis set of data included the following information on learners from Helsinki born in 20052018 and their guardiansppIn addition to the Citys early childhood education units schools and educational institutions regarding private daycares contractual schools in Helsinki private and staterun schools as well as private upper secondary schools and vocational schoolsppThis group additionally includes all students who have applied for weighted curriculum education as well as learners from Helsinki undergoing home schooling The data breach may also impact learners from Helsinki that study in other cities ppTargets may include students and apprentices from Helsinki Vocational College and Adult Institute customers of Swedish Adult Education Centre Arbis as well as families that have participated in clubs activities arranged by early childhood educationppIn addition to customer data of the daycare playground and school in Santahamina the access permit data of visitors to these branches may have been accessed by the perpetrator of the data breach This data may also include passport numbers for families with a foreign backgroundppAccording to current estimates it is possible that the data breach impacts roughly 150000 learners as well as their guardians As the City has previously stated all roughly 38000 city personnel were also impacted by the data breach ppThe investigation into the breach will continue in cooperation with the authorities and further information will be shared as the investigation proceeds The City and other authorities recommendation is that you begin actively securing your personal data even though the investigation into the data breach is still ongoing says City Manager JukkaPekka Ujula The National Bureau of Investigation and the Police are investigating the case as an aggravated computer breakin and communications on the criminal investigation will be provided by the Police The victim of the crime is currently the City of Helsinki from whom the police receive all necessary information for the investigation of the case The City of Helsinki has duly reported the crime to the police which is being used as the basis for the investigation City residents do not need to file police reportsppWhen the City was made aware of the data breach on 30 April an investigation was launched immediately Various security measures were implemented and the Data Protection Ombudsman the Police and Traficoms National Cyber Security Centre were duly notified The City has prepared press releases on the matter on 2 May and 13 May 2024Data protection legislation requires the City to notify the possible targets of the data breach Identifying the individual customers that have been targeted in this case is not possible which means they will be informed with a public notice at helfidatabreachLink leads to external service This website will be updated as the investigation proceeds pp
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