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Ca: Cyber security incident at Peel District School Board causes system outage

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Dissent

City News reports:

Peel District School Board says it’s in the process of getting back to normal operations after a cyber security incident on January 26th that resulted in the encryption of files and systems.

Releasing a statement on Twitter Thursday evening, the PDSB says there’s no reason to believe any personal or sensitive information has been compromised.

Read more on City News.


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