The affected sites offer application assistance or details about scholarships, grants, bursaries, loans and other financial programs for post-secondary students.A statement from the ministry says it has been alerted to the problem and is investigating, along with the Office of the Chief Information Officer.Both sites have now been disabled to prevent any further exposure while the ministry says its information technology staff are working to fix the issues.
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