Toronto District School Board ransomware attack leaks student data
The Toronto District School Board was hit by a ransomware attack in June 2024. The board said its systems were operational after the attack, but later confirmed that student information had been stolen. Ransomware gang LockBit claimed responsibility for the breach.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Toronto District School Board
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Student information leaked
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Canada
Timeline
- The Toronto District School Board said its systems were operational after a cyberattack.
- The ransomware attack on the Toronto District School Board was reported.
- The Toronto District School Board announced that student information may have been exposed in the June attack.
- The Toronto District School Board confirmed the theft of student information, and LockBit claimed responsibility for the breach.
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Other incidents at Toronto District School Board
PowerSchool breach: 40 years of Toronto school board student data stolen
↳ Knock-on damage from the PowerSchool incident · View original incidentImpact: 40 years' worth of student data
Forty years' worth of Toronto District School Board student data was stolen in the PowerSchool breach. The school board disclosed the incident.
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