Breach report · Education
3rd Party Data Breach Potentially Affects BC School District's Int'l Students
A BC school district's insurance provider suffered a breach that may have exposed international students' identity, contact and claim information.
Exploit: Hacking Company: School District 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) Industry: Education Sources: cfjctoday.com
A British Columbian school district, School District No. 73 (SD73, Kamloops-Thompson), was recently notified of a third-party data breach that may have led to student information being compromised. SD73’s third-party travel and medical insurance provider for its international student program released a statement confirming a cybersecurity incident during June 2021 led to this potential data leak.
Personal information that may have been exposed includes identity information, contact information, and other information used to support submitted claims. While SD73 has stated they are not responsible for the data breach, it is continuing to follow up with individuals that may have been affected, including past and present international students.
The district has recommended potentially affected individuals:
- monitor their financial accounts and statements regularly
- ensure they do not use the same login ID or password with other online services
- contact guard.me about the availability of credit monitoring and other protective services
- visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre for further information about how to protect themselves