Mount Royal University confirms breach as hackers claim attack
Mount Royal University in Calgary has confirmed that attackers breached its network, stole data from file storage systems, and then deleted it. The university disclosed the incident after hackers publicly claimed responsibility for the attack.
Why this matters: Universities collect a lot on the people inside them — student records, financial aid details, health accommodations, research data, staff personnel files. When attackers steal and then delete data, the deletion is pressure, not cleanup. It is a way to force a response. Students and staff at Mount Royal had no say in how their data was stored or secured. Now they are waiting to find out what was taken. That accountability gap is the real problem here, and it is common to nearly every campus breach.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators
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