WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Catholic District School Board says it was one of the school boards across North America affected by a recent cyber attack.
In a letter to board staff and families, the board said it was notified by PowerSchool the application used by Wellington Catholic DSB and other school boards in Ontario that they had experienced a data breach between December 22 – 28, 2024.
The board says its Cyber Incident Response Team promptly activated their response plan, taking immediate steps to ensure that our critical systems remain operational.
The board says they are working with PowerSchool to thoroughly investigate the incident and determine its full scope. While PowerSchool has confirmed that the data accessed by an unauthorized user has been deleted and no copies of this data were posted online, we are continuing to assess the specific information that may have been accessed or exported from the application.
The board says it will provide more information once it becomes available.
