Vancouver School Board warns staff of potential privacy breach after ‘fraudulent activity’ [Video]

The Vancouver School Board (VSB) says it is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving its online banking systems that may have exposed some employee information.

In a statement to CBC News, the board said it learned about the incident on Wednesday and immediately secured its platform. 

It says information belonging to employees, tuition fee-payers and vendors may have been placed at risk but that there is no current evidence that data was accessed.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are advising all potentially impacted individuals and companies of this incident,” VSB said. “It is important to note that this incident does not impact information of other students and their families.”

The Vancouver Police Department has been notified and the VSB says it is following protocols set by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner while the investigation continues.

“We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the impacted individuals …