The federal privacy watchdog says it has discontinued the investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada, citing its satisfaction with the company's response and commitment to added security measures.

Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the probe was launched in February after his office received a breach report from U.S.-based PowerSchool, which provides the affected software, and a complaint about the incident.

The commissioner's office says a hacker had obtained data such as names, contact information, birth dates and, in some cases, medical information and Social Insurance Numbers of current and former students, current and former educators, and parents across several provinces and territories.

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