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Burnaby School District
Burnaby, Canada1 source
Confirmed:Confirmed by the organisation, a regulator or a securities filing. First reported 14 Oct 2026.
Qilin claims to have posted Burnaby School District data on dark web
Hackers breached the Burnaby School District’s computer systems in September and stole data that was later posted on a dark‑web site operated by the Russian ransomware group Qilin. The district has confirmed the breach and that some personal information of staff and students was exposed.
- Type
- Data breach
- Sector
- Education
- Attributed to
- Qilin
- First reported
- 14 Oct 2026
- Latest source
- 14 Oct 2026
What to do
- If you have an account, change that password, and anywhere you reused it.
- Turn on two-factor authentication, ideally an authenticator app or passkey, not SMS.
- Expect phishing that uses your real details. Do not click links in messages about this incident; go to the company's site directly.
- If payment cards were involved, watch statements and ask your bank for a new card.
- If government ID or social security numbers were involved, consider a credit freeze.
- If this is a vendor of yours, ask what of your data they held and whether it was in scope.
- Reset any API keys, SSO trusts or shared credentials you have with them.
- Brief your help desk: attackers often impersonate the breached brand next.
Not sure? Ask an assistant with the sources attached, or have a coding agent check your systems.
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