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Cyberattack at Canadian Mennonite University exposes 4,000 records

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC · How we work

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Canadian Mennonite University president Cheryl Pauls said the school was hit by a cyberattack on Sept. 18.
The breach exposed names, addresses, social insurance numbers and T4/T2202 tax forms from 2015-2025.
Approximately 4,000 current and former students, staff and faculty were identified as affected.
The university activated its response plan, hired experts, reported to authorities, offered two-year credit monitoring and found no misuse evidence.

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Canadian Mennonite University president Cheryl Pauls said the school was hit by a cyberattack on Sept. 18.
The breach exposed names, addresses, social insurance numbers and T4/T2202 tax forms from 2015-2025.
Approximately 4,000 current and former students, staff and faculty were identified as affected.
The university activated its response plan, hired experts, reported to authorities, offered two-year credit monitoring and found no misuse evidence.