More information has become available after a cybersecurity attack stole Student data from PowerSchool, a program used in multiple Manitoba schools.
Students' names, dates of birth, home phone numbers, gender, and sibling information may have been stolen during the cyber incident.
PowerSchool hired a firm known as "CrowdStrike" to negotiate with the Ransomware Hackers, and have paid a fee to ensure the data has been deleted.
The province notes that 80 percent of school divisions in Manitoba have likely been impacted by the data breach.
According to Education Minister Tracy Schmidt, 28 out of 37 Manitoba school divisions are currently using or are in the process of converting to PowerSchool.
