Victoria, BC (WNEWS VANCOUVER)- The official site of the B.C student aid official website was hacked late Sunday evening, according to reports made online social media site. WNews has verified that the official site for Student Aid BC has been breached, with a landing page showing that the site has been hacked.
According to Richard Zussman from Global News vis twitter, the LearnLive BC website was breached as well. It’s an information source for student loan funding and various grant, bursary and scholarship programming. The LearnLive BC website is currently unreachable.
Looks like the LearnLive BC website has also been hacked. It’s an information source for student loan funding and a variety of grant, bursary and scholarship programming. #bcpoli https://t.co/VEHy81E1Qa
— Richard Zussman (@richardzussman) May 3, 2021
The StudentAid BC website helps eligible students with the cost of post-secondary education through loans, grants, scholarships, and other programs was breached by Guardiran Security Team, a known hacker group.
Victoria Police has been made aware of the breach of the Student Aid BC website. Victoria Police provided no official statement.
rip #bcpoli #bced #student #cbc #ctv pic.twitter.com/vjv4DbPqZu
— Space Mango Cat (@Space__Mango) May 3, 2021
No word if the Guardiran Security group accessed any personal data.
Update (9:53 pm PT): WNews added that the Student Aid BC site is currently unreachable.
Update (10:10 pm PT): WNews added that LearnLive BC site was also breached and currently unreachable to the story.
This story is a breaking news story and will be updated as required. Due to the security breach, users shouldn’t address studentaidbc.ca until the hack has been resolved. WNews is not responsible for the content of external links.
