Concordia University

Concordia University suffered from a cyber attack that exposed 9,000 students.

The compromised information includes name, Concordia ID number, and email address.

Financial information or student records not affected.

Students who used those laptops were given password reset instructions by the university, which also suggested they check their bank accounts for signs of fraud or identity theft.

Source: https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/econcordia-system-hacked

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/concordia-university

"id": "con34116822",
"linkid": "concordia-university",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "04/2017",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '9,000 students',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Concordia University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '9,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['name',
                                                         'Concordia ID number',
                                                         'email address'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'Medium',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information']},
 'description': 'Concordia University suffered from a cyber attack that '
                'exposed 9,000 students. The compromised information includes '
                'name, Concordia ID number, and email address. Financial '
                'information or student records not affected. Students who '
                'used those laptops were given password reset instructions by '
                'the university, which also suggested they check their bank '
                'accounts for signs of fraud or identity theft.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['name',
                                 'Concordia ID number',
                                 'email address'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Password reset instructions',
                                       'Suggestion to check bank accounts for '
                                       'signs of fraud or identity theft']},
 'title': 'Cyber Attack on Concordia University',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}