‘Cyber ​​incident’ cancels online classes, blocks email, phones at Durham Board | globalnews.ca

Durham District School Board says online classes have been canceled as it is being termed as a “cyber incident”.

board that serves oshawa And the area around Toronto’s east says it learned about the incident on Friday and took steps to secure its network.

The board says all its phone and email services were not working.

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Parents were asked to send their children to class on Monday with a temporary emergency contact because schools may not have access to that information.

In an update on Sunday, the board says its teams were working to restore service over the weekend.

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The board, which has informed police, says it appreciates that the incident “raises a significant privacy concern” and that it will share more information when it becomes available.

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