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Canadian York University hit by cybersecurity breach
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TORONTO – York University is investigating a cybersecurity incident after an unauthorized individual accessed and stole personal information submitted through online forms used by several university departments.
The university said the breach was discovered on October 25 and involved forms dating back to 2007. The compromised information may include contact details, university identification numbers and, in a smaller number of cases, government identification and financial account information.
York University confirmed that there is no evidence the attacker accessed its wider IT systems or primary student application and human resources systems.
The university has reported the incident to law enforcement and Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner. Individuals whose sensitive financial or government identification information was exposed will receive two years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection.