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More than 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach: privacy watchdog

More than 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach: privacy watchdog
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More than 153,000 students and staff from four tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been affected by a data breach on the online learning management platform Canvas, an investigation by the city’s privacy watchdog has found. Nearly four months after the data breach was discovered, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Thursday that the incident stemmed from “vulnerabilities relating to a third-party platform”, although it did not affect the internal...

More than 153,000 students and staff from four tertiary institutions in Hong Kong have been affected by a data breach on the online learning management platform Canvas, an investigation by the city’s privacy watchdog has found. Nearly four months after the data breach was discovered, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Thursday that the incident stemmed from “vulnerabilities relating to a third-party platform”, although it did not affect the internal systems... [Image text:] PCPD Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Hong Kong pcpd.org.hkpcpd.orghk gkppgh cp.rghk pcpd.orghkpcd.hk hk pcpd.orghkpcd.rghkckk p.ghkc.rghkpgk HK .rg.hkpd.ghkphkph pepd.orghk cpd.orghkpcdorghk cd kpp.rghkpd.ghkk cpd.orghkpcpd.orghk pd.ghk pcdg
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