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Ca: More than 800 people notified about possible server breach at School District 52

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Dissent

Shannon Lough reports:

Unusual activity on the school district’s server raised a red flag, and more than 800 notifications were sent to people who may have been affected by a privacy breach.

In May, there were report of 45,000 cyberattacks in 74 countries disrupting services in hospitals, telecommunications businesses and possibly even the school district in Prince Rupert.

“It took a while to figure it out,” said Sandra Jones, superintendent for School District 52. “We just had a lot of challenges with the server. I understand that this was happening elsewhere in the world.”

Read more on The Northern View.

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