‘Cyber security incident’ forces New Westminster schools offline [Video]

CTV News has learned hackers have targeted New Westminster Schools, forcing the district to shut down its networks.

The district has not made anyone available to answer questions but did provide a statement.

It says the district’s information technology team identified a “cyber security incident” on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

“This incident involved an unknown external party gaining unauthorized access to our systems,” the district said.

The statement did not say if staff or students’ personal information was targeted in the intrusion.

“We take the privacy and the protection of personal information belonging to staff, students, and parents very seriously, and will provide the community with updates about this incident as more information becomes available,” the district said in the statement.

It says it has notified New Westminster Police and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner about the breach.

The district did not answer follow-up questions about whether this …