University of Winnipeg student and staff personal and financial data stolen
A file server at Canada's University of Winnipeg was breached, and personal information of current students, alumni, and current and former employees was stolen. The compromised data included Social Insurance Numbers, dates of birth, addresses and some employees' bank account details. The university completed its investigation in August 2024 and also identified additional affected groups.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- University of Winnipeg
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of thousands of students, staff and others, and bank account details of some employees
- Cause / method
- File server breach
- Location
- Canada
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataAddressDate of birthNational ID numberBank account
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Timeline
- The University of Winnipeg said financial information of staff and students had been stolen in a cyber-attack.
- It was confirmed that the compromised data included Social Insurance Numbers, dates of birth, addresses and some bank account details of current students, alumni, and current and former employees.
- The university completed its investigation and identified the theft of Social Insurance Numbers, banking details and personal information, as well as additional affected groups.
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