On June 30 2017, authorities informed parents of a probable compromise involving a list of phone numbers and email addresses.
Jackie Kavanagh, the superintendent of schools for Area 5, informed parents and kids in a letter about the potential security breach that the board has spoken with the Information and Privacy Commissioner to remedy the problem.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/school-board-addresses-second-privacy-breach-at-collingwood-collegiate/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/simcoe-county-district-school-board
"id": "sim112811122",
"linkid": "simcoe-county-district-school-board",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "07/2017",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Area 5 Schools',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['phone numbers',
'email addresses']},
'date_detected': '2017-06-30',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-06-30',
'description': 'Authorities informed parents of a probable compromise '
'involving a list of phone numbers and email addresses. Jackie '
'Kavanagh, the superintendent of schools for Area 5, informed '
'parents and kids in a letter about the potential security '
'breach that the board has spoken with the Information and '
'Privacy Commissioner to remedy the problem.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['phone numbers', 'email addresses']},
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Information and '
'Privacy '
'Commissioner']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Letter to parents and kids',
'third_party_assistance': ['Information and Privacy '
'Commissioner']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Area 5 Schools',
'type': 'Data Breach'}