Thames Valley District suffered a data breach incident after a student hacked into a file containing private information including names and addresses.
A student created a program that, when run, allowed access to other student information.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ca-student-hacks-thames-valley-district/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/tvdsb
"id": "tha2021231122",
"linkid": "tvdsb",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "04/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Thames Valley District',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Names and addresses',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable '
'Information'},
'description': 'A student hacked into a file containing private information '
'including names and addresses by creating a program that '
'allowed access to other student information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Names and addresses'},
'motivation': 'Unknown',
'threat_actor': 'Student',
'title': 'Thames Valley District Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Weak access controls'}