Student names, addresses exposed in cyber attack on Mississauga, Brampton schools [Video]

Names, addresses, birth dates and other critical data such as who is allowed to pick up a student from school, is information that was possibly collected during a recent cyber incident that targeted the Peel District School Board.

The data breach took place in late December and involved software used by PowerSchool, a third-party application that has been adopted by school boards across the country. It has affected schools in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon and also other school districts in Ontario.

A bulletin sent to families within the Peel public school system confirmed that limited student information was compromised as part of the incident.

Information for students going as far back as 1965 may have been accessed.

The board said the types of student information that may have been affected include:

• Names (first, middle, last)
• Home address and phone numbers
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Peel student number
• Grade level
• Ontario Education Number (OEN)
• School, start/end dates
• Medical alert (e.g., allergies, injuries)
• Family …