Yukon education department exposed students' personal info

An education department worker exposed the data of more than 500 Yukon students, according to a notification obtained by CBC News.

The breach involves a risk of significant harm to students' privacy. The following data was exposed:

Full names,
Phone numbers,
Email addresses,
Dates of birth,
Social insurance numbers.

The data leak happened on Aug. 24.

A spokesperson for the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner said the office "is aware of the breach, and will work with the Department of Education to ensure it has met its obligations under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The spokesperson said people can still file a complaint to the privacy commissioner's office.

Recently, Physician’s Business Office notified 196,573 patients that their personal information and protected health data was stolen.