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Human error blamed for Eastern Ontario school board data breach

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Dissent

Shawna O’Neill reports:

Last Saturday evening, an email with a link to private information was sent from the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario to parents and guardians of St. Joseph Catholic Secondary School students.

This email is said to have included a link to a document with personal information about hundreds of students and their parents/guardians, including names, addresses and contact information.

Read more on Ottawa Citizen.

Category: Education SectorExposureNon-U.S.

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