University of Ottawa

The University of Ottawa has launched an investigation after an external hard drive containing the personal information of approximately 900 students disappeared.

The hard disc was used to back up personal information on people who utilized a university resource to seek special academic accommodations for students with physical or learning challenges or mental health difficulties.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/u-of-o-data-breach-hard-drive-missing-1.3773128

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/uottawa

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"linkid": "uottawa",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "09/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

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                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Ottawa, Canada',
                        'name': 'University of Ottawa',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
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                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
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                'an external hard drive containing the personal information of '
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 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'title': 'Data Breach at University of Ottawa',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Lack of Physical Security'}