'A problem for life': Students and staff react to University of Winnipeg cyberattack
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Those impacted by the cyberattack that hit the University of Winnipeg last month say they are worried about the possibility of their personal data falling into the wrong hands.
Those impacted by the cyberattack that hit the University of Winnipeg last month say they are worried about the possibility of their personal data falling into the wrong hands.
The university was hit by the cyber attack last week, which resulted in thousands of pieces of data potentially stolen, including names, social insurance numbers, birth dates, addresses, and bank information, some of it dating back to 2003.
"I've been here 32 years. And this has been the worst 10 days of my career," said Scott Forbes, a biology professor at the University of Winnipeg.
"It was almost impossible to process. I was thinking immediately of the effects on my students."
Forbes said his worry increased when he learned of the scale and scope of the cyberattack.
"I didn't think it could get worse, but it just got much, much worse," he said.
For some students, it has been providing additional stress, on top of the exam season.
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