The full impact of a data breach at Prince Edward Island’s largest arts center is now clear. The results of a recently completed investigation show thousands of people had their personal information exposed.
The cyberattack was first reported by the Confederation Centre of the Arts in January. In February, officials confirmed it was a ransomware attack, which exposed some personal information held on the organization’s servers.
The center did pay a ransom to the attackers, but didn’t disclose the amount paid.
The recently completed investigation into the breach found about 3,000 people were exposed, some just names and email addresses, but others had their date of birth and social insurance number exposed.
