The Michener Institute found that it had been the victim of a cyber security breach where student, staff, and alumni data had been made public.
It was found as a result of this inquiry that confidential information was compromised, which may have included personal information like banking information, a social security number, a home address, or company financial data.
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, law enforcement, and working with outside experts to thoroughly investigate the incident's cause are just a few of the immediate actions Michener has taken in response to this incident to reduce the risk of future data incidents of a similar nature.
Source: https://mailchi.mp/c78508071166/26waoscxgy-6272371
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/themichenerinstitute
"id": "the23243923",
"linkid": "themichenerinstitute",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'The Michener Institute',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['banking information',
'social security '
'number',
'home address'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['banking information',
'social security number',
'home address',
'company financial data']},
'description': 'The Michener Institute found that it had been the victim of a '
'cyber security breach where student, staff, and alumni data '
'had been made public. It was found as a result of this '
'inquiry that confidential information was compromised, which '
'may have included personal information like banking '
'information, a social security number, a home address, or '
'company financial data.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['banking information',
'social security number',
'home address',
'company financial data']},
'investigation_status': 'Investigation in progress',
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Information and '
'Privacy Commissioner '
'of Ontario'},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'law enforcement',
'third_party_assistance': 'outside experts'},
'title': 'Michener Institute Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}