Toronto District School Board says it got ransom demand over stolen student data

Information from the English Public School Board in Toronto had been affected during a cyberattack.

Student info stolen in PowerSchool data breach not deleted despite ransom being paid: TDSB

Canada’s largest school board has informed its staff and students that some of their personal information stolen during a cyberattack late last year remains in the possession of the hackers, even after a ransom was paid.

Toronto District School Board says it got ransom demand over stolen student data

Canada's largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid a ransom in hopes of securing that information.

Canada's largest school board claims to have received a ransom request for the theft of student data last December, even though the company that started the software paid a ransom in the hope of recovering that information.

Toronto school board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data

PowerSchool confirms that it paid a ransom after the December 2024 breach, in hopes of preventing public release of the stolen data

Toronto school board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data - Toronto

The Toronto District School Board says in a letter to parents and caregivers that it recently learned the data was not destroyed and a "threat actor" has demanded ransom.