Information related to students and staff with the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) was potentially accessed in a data breach last month, the board has confirmed.
The breach involved the California-based management system PowerSchool, which is used in schools to store a range of student and staff information.
The board said in a statement late last week PowerSchool is working with it to determine “exactly what may have been shared,” and expects to receive a report from a cyber security firm by Jan. 17.
After that, “BHNCDSB will have a clear picture of the extent of our involvement in the breach,” the statement said.
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