![]() "WRDSB has confidence in the fact that it has been deleted, and there is no evidence of misuse of any WRDSB data," a board spokesperson said. The board said it recovered all the data and said the compromised data had been deleted. The payment history for employees dating back to 2012 was also accessed, along with a small database of student information. This includes names, birth dates, banking information and social insurance numbers. It said a restricted drive was accessed that contained payroll and benefits information of all current and past employees dating back to 1970. The board launched an investigation into the incident with the help of third-party cyber security experts. It said that some employees would receive late paychecks due to the attack. The board also offered up one year of free credit monitoring services to all current and former employees. In July, the board said it was working to restore its IT systems after a cyberattack. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. ![]() "We understand their frustration and we have provided as much information as we can, taking into consideration that this is a serious issue and we need to follow the guidance from the cyber forensics team," a school board spokesperson said in an emailed statement to CBC News. Meanwhile, the school board said experts have been working round the clock and that it has provided as much information as possible. "There is a lot of sensitive stuff that the hackers could now have access to and it's been several weeks we know nothing," said Yanna Green, who was notified by the board that her Grade 8 daughter's information was compromised, but the email said little else. Clausi said at least 50 local members have reached out with concerns. ![]() "I can't describe the depth of the upset of this," said Richard Clausi, a former teacher who retired in 2012 and the current president of the Active Retired Members local chapter of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. The school board has released limited details about the specifics of the incident, leaving members of the community with growing concerns. In July, attackers accessed restricted, sensitive databases containing student, past and present employee information. As students head back to school on Tuesday, members of the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) school community are anxiously waiting for more information about a major cyberattack against the board this summer. ![]()
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