Cyber incident at Ontarios largest school board involves data going back to 1985 [Video]

Data from public school students dating as far back as 1985 appears to have been breached during a cybersecurity incident impacting schools in Toronto, Ontario and across parts of North America.

Software made by the company PowerSchool, which stores data for boards across the continent, was subject to a high-profile breach at the end of last year. The company originally said that some “personally identifiable information” had been accessed as part of the breach.

School boards in Ontario, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia all use the software and have been working to understand the extent of the cyber security incident.

The Toronto District School Board said some data for students attending between 1985 and 2017 — including health card number, home address and phone number — may have been included in the breach. Medical information, principal notes and dates of birth for students between 2017 and December 2024, …