Exploit: Nation-State Hacking
School District No. 73 (SD73, Kamloops-Thompson): Education Provider
Risk to Business: 2.911 = Moderate
School District No. 73 (SD73, Kamloops-Thompson) said it was notified that third-party service provider that it uses for travel and medical insurance provider for its international student program, guard.me, experienced a data breach that potentially exposed student information. Guard.me released a statement about the data security incident that spawned this data exposure, noting that the incident occurred during June 2021.
Risk to Business: 2.936 = Moderate
Student personal information that may be impacted by this incident includes identity information, contact information and other information provided to support submitted claims. impacted individuals are encouraged to visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre for further information about how to protect themselves.
Customers Impacted: Unknown
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business Cyberattacks against service providers have been steadily increasing as cybercriminals strike at lynchpins to gain access to even more valuable data.
Source: Cfjc today