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B.C. post-secondary application portal affected by data breach

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B.C. post-secondary application portal affected by data breach. (2026, November 12). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/educationplanner-bc-cybersecurity-incident-9.7419937?cmp=rss

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Quick Summary

EducationPlannerBC, the application portal for public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia, experienced a data breach on November 3, causing the site to go offline for over a week. The breach involved unauthorized access to applicants' names, contact details, and gender information, but no social insurance numbers, banking, or financial data were compromised. EducationPlannerBC is working with institutions to minimize impacts on applicants, who are facing concerns over upcoming program deadlines.
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2 of 9 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Topics

B.C. British Columbia EducationPlannerBC Russian the Burnaby School District

Subjects

EducationPlannerBC ORG · 3× B.C. GPE · 2× Russian NORP · 2× the Burnaby School District GPE · 2× British Columbia GPE · 1× Burnaby GPE · 1× CBC News ORG · 1× Simon Fraser University ORG · 1× Troy Charles PERSON · 1× the University of British Columbia ORG · 1×

Narrative

EducationPlannerBC says it's working with post-secondary institutions to 'minimize impacts' on applicants The application portal for public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia has been temporarily offline for over a week following a data breach.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
The update went on to say EducationPlannerBC "recognizes that being offline may cause concern for applicants with upcoming program deadlines and is working closely with its post-secondary institutional partners to minimize impacts on applicants.
2026-11-13 · CBC News
B.C. post-secondary application portal affected by data breach · mixed framing

Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

B.C. post-secondary application portal affected by data breach asserted
portal → affect → breach
EducationPlannerBC says it's working with post-secondary institutions to 'minimize impacts' on applicants The application portal for public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia has been temporarily offline for over a week following a data breach. asserted
portal → say → breach
In a Thursday update, EducationPlannerBC says that, on Nov. 3, it identified a "cybersecurity incident affecting its application system." asserted
it → say → system
It confirmed "an unauthorized actor gained access to a limited amount of applicant data including applicant names, contact details and gender," but said information such as social insurance numbers, banking or financial information were not accessed. asserted
information → confirm → numbers
The update went on to say EducationPlannerBC "recognizes that being offline may cause concern for applicants with upcoming program deadlines and is working closely with its post-secondary institutional partners to minimize impacts on applicants. uncertain
being → go → applicants
" Cybercriminals may have accessed medical diagnoses in Burnaby school district attack: officials Russian hacker group claims to have posted B.C. school district information on dark web In a statement, the University of British Columbia says it's committed to ensuring no student application is adversely affected by the outage. uncertain
application → access → outage
Simon Fraser University says its applications for the 2027 fall term close at the end of January, and there are no plans to extend application deadlines. asserted
applications → say → deadlines
News of the data breach comes after a cyberattack that affected the Burnaby School District. asserted
that → come → District
A CBC News investigation found that a Russian ransomware group posted screenshots on the dark web from what appears to be a database stolen from the Burnaby School District. asserted
what → find → District
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