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It’s possible a cybersecurity attack has affected thousands of current and former students and employees at Algonquin College, the school announced Friday.

It’s currently conducting a “comprehensive forensic review” to determine the scope of the security breach and the type of information the attack may have compromised, according to a news release.

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“Algonquin College discovered the unauthorized and illegal access by hackers several weeks ago and the college acted immediately to reestablish the security of the server.”

The college will share the number of people whose information has possibly been affected as soon as it can be confirmed, the release said, but suggested it could be in the thousands.

Though the college did not say how many people are affected, the reference to “thousands” suggests this is potentially a serious breach. In the last academic year, Algonquin had 21,000 full-time students and 42,000 more registered in continuing education.