Data breach takes B.C.'s post-secondary application portal offline

EducationPlannerBC, the application portal for British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions, has been offline for over a week after a data breach. In a Nov. 12 update, it said it identified a cybersecurity incident on Nov. 3 in which an unauthorized actor accessed a limited amount of applicant data, including names, contact details and gender. It said social insurance numbers and banking or financial information were not accessed. It is working with institutions to limit the impact on applicants facing deadlines. Simon Fraser University says it has no plans to extend its application deadlines, which close at the end of January.