British Columbia government hack gives access to emails and sensitive data
A sophisticated cyber-attack was detected on the British Columbia government network, and police opened an investigation. A state-sponsored actor was named as responsible, and it later emerged that staff mailboxes and sensitive personal information had been accessed. Up to 22 mailboxes were identified as possibly affected.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Government of British Columbia
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Up to 22 mailboxes possibly affected and sensitive personal information accessed
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack on the government network attributed to a state-sponsored actor
- Location
- Canada
Timeline
- A sophisticated cyber-attack on the government network was detected and a police investigation came to light.
- A state-sponsored actor was named as being behind the attack on government systems.
- Access to staff mailboxes and sensitive personal information, and the possible impact on 22 mailboxes, were disclosed.
6 related reports
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- B.C. minister says police probing government systems cyberattack
- State actor blamed for cyberattack on B.C. government systems
- Cyberattack may have hit 22 B.C. government email boxes: province
- Email inboxes, ‘sensitive personal information’ accessed in B.C. government hack
- Province says employee email inboxes accessed during cyberattacks
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