York University says it discovered last month it was subject to a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the theft of personal information, including personal contact details and student identification numbers.
“An unauthorized actor” gained access to online forms used by the university’s departments ranging from 2007 to October this year, the Toronto institution said in a news release on its website. The forms were used in a “wide variety of university business,” including residence applications and general surveys, it said.
Nothing is ever safe on-line.
