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School District 42 data breach (2023)

In January 2023, Pitt Meadows School District 42 in British Columbia suffered a data breach. The incident exposed the names and email addresses of approximately 19k students and staff which were consequently redistributed on a popular hacking forum.

Victim
School District 42
records
18.9K
SectorEducation
CountryCanada

Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2023-01-15, School District 42 was affected by a data breach. Approximately 18,850 accounts were exposed. In January 2023, Pitt Meadows School District 42 in British Columbia suffered a data breach. The incident exposed the names and email addresses of approximately 19k students and staff which were consequently redistributed on a popular hacking forum.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#SchoolDistrict42
  2. sd42.cahttps://sd42.ca

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