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The University of Winnipeg has confirmed personal information of current and former students and faculty was stolen during a cyber attack last week.
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In an update to the community campus Thursday, university officials said data from a university file server was compromised during an attack it believes “most likely occurred in the week before March 24.”
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Names, social insurance numbers, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, tuition amounts, employee compensation information and bank account information were taken.
“Our community has been subject to a cybercrime. It is disturbing that higher education institutions like the university and other public-sector organizations are being targeted by cyber attacks,” the university said in a statement.
“This has been a terrible incident that has directly impacted our community, and for that we are deeply sorry. Rest assured that we will carefully consider the results of our investigation with a commitment to emerge from this incident with stronger cyber defences.”
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A list of students and faculty members whose information Is believed to have been compromised includes current and former staff employed since 2003; students enrolled in U of W undergraduate and graduate programs since the academic year beginning in Sept. 2018; students enrolled in Professional, Applied and Continuing Education and English Language Program since the academic year beginning in Sept. 2019; and, students to whom the university issued T4 forms since 2016.
The university is offering those believed to be affected a two-year credit monitoring service, which it said is “aligned with common practice in these situations.”
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