Student information dating back to 1985 may have been accessed in TDSB cyber incident
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By Meredith Bond ppPosted January 20 2025 341 pmppStudent information for those who attended Toronto District School Board as far back as 1985 may have been compromised by a cyber incident that happened in December 2024ppOn Jan 8 the TDSB sent a letter to parents explaining the incident involving the PowerSchool software which is used by many boards across North America The data breach happened between Dec 2228 2024ppThe Peel and York Region public boards were also among those impactedppOur cybersecurity team promptly activated our response plan taking immediate steps to ensure that our critical systems remain operational the TDSBs Interim Director of Education Stacey Zucker wrote in the letterppFor students between September 3 1985 and August 31 2017 the following information was compromisedppFor students between September 1 2017 and December 28 2024 the following information was compromisedppTDSB added they dont store any Social Insurance Numbers financial or banking information in the PowerSchool Student Information System so that information was not affectedppPowerSchool has also said that they received confirmation that the data acquired by an unauthorized user has since been deleted and the data was not posted onlineppThe TDSB says it takes the incident very seriously and an investigation has been launched by the Privacy Commissioner of OntarioppppPeel Regional Police say one man is in custody after a shooting inside a Mississauga home on Friday
Officers say the shooting happed around 10 am at a residence on Beacon Lane near Perivale Roadpp
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By Meredith Bond ppPosted January 20 2025 341 pmppStudent information for those who attended Toronto District School Board as far back as 1985 may have been compromised by a cyber incident that happened in December 2024ppOn Jan 8 the TDSB sent a letter to parents explaining the incident involving the PowerSchool software which is used by many boards across North America The data breach happened between Dec 2228 2024ppThe Peel and York Region public boards were also among those impactedppOur cybersecurity team promptly activated our response plan taking immediate steps to ensure that our critical systems remain operational the TDSBs Interim Director of Education Stacey Zucker wrote in the letterppFor students between September 3 1985 and August 31 2017 the following information was compromisedppFor students between September 1 2017 and December 28 2024 the following information was compromisedppTDSB added they dont store any Social Insurance Numbers financial or banking information in the PowerSchool Student Information System so that information was not affectedppPowerSchool has also said that they received confirmation that the data acquired by an unauthorized user has since been deleted and the data was not posted onlineppThe TDSB says it takes the incident very seriously and an investigation has been launched by the Privacy Commissioner of OntarioppppPeel Regional Police say one man is in custody after a shooting inside a Mississauga home on Friday
Officers say the shooting happed around 10 am at a residence on Beacon Lane near Perivale Roadpp
updated pp
4h ago
ppHealth officials are warning travellers who visited Toronto Pearson International Airport earlier this week of a potential measles exposure
In a statement issued on Friday Toronto Public Health TPHpp
6h ago
ppProgressive Conservative MPP Michael Ford is turning the page and wont be running in the upcoming provincial election
Ford who is the nephew of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and MPP for YorkSouthpp
11h ago
ppDEIR ALBALAH Gaza Strip AP Israel and Hamas were expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday the second such exchange since a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip last weekendpp
4h ago
ppPeel Regional Police say one man is in custody after a shooting inside a Mississauga home on Friday
Officers say the shooting happed around 10 am at a residence on Beacon Lane near Perivale Roadpp
updated pp
4h ago
ppHealth officials are warning travellers who visited Toronto Pearson International Airport earlier this week of a potential measles exposure
In a statement issued on Friday Toronto Public Health TPHpp
6h ago
ppProgressive Conservative MPP Michael Ford is turning the page and wont be running in the upcoming provincial election
Ford who is the nephew of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and MPP for YorkSouthpp
11h ago
ppDEIR ALBALAH Gaza Strip AP Israel and Hamas were expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday the second such exchange since a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip last weekendpp
4h ago
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14h ago
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15h ago
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17h ago
ppToronto police release shocking video of suspects brandishing guns before exchanging fire in a brazen shootout on Queen West Shauna Hunt reports on the arrests made and warrants issuedppResidents at 251 Jarvis St say theyve been experiencing major heat problems including rolling outages and in at least one case extreme heat in a unit They tell Michelle Mackey they may have to wait two weeks for a repair ppNow New and Improved Watch CityNews listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get uptotheminute breakingnews alerts traffic weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are across all Android and iOS devicesppAdjust preferencesppWith your consent we may collect cookies and information to enhance our service and improve your experiencepp
These cookies and data are essential for browsing our website and allowing services Examples include session authentication and security cookiespp
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These cookies and data inform us which pages are most informative and engaging via analyticspp
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