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Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact

A cybersecurity breach involving Nova Scotia's education department could financially impact current and former teachers and staff in Cape Breton due to stolen data from the PowerSchool system.
The breach included some social insurance numbers collected before 2010, affecting about 250 current and former employees who should monitor their bank accounts.
The provincial government will contact affected staff members about obtaining credit protection following the breach.
The breach also impacted schools in P.E.I., Newfoundland, and several districts in Ontario, with the vendor confirming the breach occurred between December 22 and December 28.

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The Epoch Times

Cybersecurity Breach of Nova Scotia School System Could Have Financial Impact

Nova Scotia’s Education Department has asked for help from IBM as it investigates a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across North America, saying the breach could have a financial impact on some former and current teachers and staff. The department issued a statement Saturday saying some social insurance numbers collected before 2010 were included in data stolen during the recent breach of the cloud-based PowerSch…

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Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact

Nova Scotia's Education Department says a recent cybersecurity breach involving a widely used student information system could have a financial impact in Cape Breton.

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Nova Scotia’s Education Department says a recent cybersecurity breach involving a widely used student information system could have a financial impact on current and former teachers and staff in Cape Breton. The department issued a statement Saturday saying an investigation into the breach of the PowerSchool system, used across North America, confirmed that some social insurance numbers collected before 2010 were included in data stolen during t…

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