Hack leaks information on Canadian military and RCMP personnel
In Canada, a hack related to the relocation of military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel led to a leak of personal information. The leaked data included information on government employees spanning 24 years. Canada's privacy watchdog launched an investigation into the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information on government employees spanning 24 years
- Cause / method
- Hacking
- Location
- Canada
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Timeline
- It emerged that Canada's privacy watchdog was investigating a hack related to the relocation of military and RCMP personnel.
- It emerged that the leaked data included information on government employees spanning 24 years.
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