Description: The University of Winnipeg has been the victim of a cyber attack, forcing it to cancel some classes and exams. The university reports that the attackers probably stole data from students – both current and former – as well as faculty and staff. The hackers may have targeted such details as social insurance numbers, addresses, and banking information. University of Winnipeg users have been warned to keep a tight watch for such things as another party trying to open a credit account with stolen information.

Date:  April 4, 2024

Source:  ctvnews.ca

 Link: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/university-of-winnipeg-reveals-student-faculty-data-stolen-in-cyber-attack-1.6834039

Discussion points:

1) Are you a student at the University of Winnipeg who was impacted by this breach? If not, do you know a student or employee who may have been touched by this?

2) What can you do to protect your information from hackers?

3) On page 6-7 of Wiley’s Understanding Financial Accounting you will read of five limitations of internal control. Though the University of Winnipeg would have a system of internal control, including controls to protect data, which of these limitations do you think would have been the most likely to have permitted the data breach?