British Columbia's First Nations Health Service is investigating after a cybersecurity attack.
The health authority, which bills itself as Canada's first and only provincial health authority, said it became aware of “unusual activity” on its internal network on May 13.
The interception occurred after an “unauthorized entity” gained access to the network, the company said.
Health officials say they have evidence that certain employee information and other limited personal information was affected.
However, there is no evidence that the clinical information systems the company uses were affected by the attack.
The cyber attack is the latest in a series of recent incidents in B.C., but health officials say there is no indication they are related.
Law enforcement and the British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner have been notified, the newspaper said.
State Premier David Eby said earlier this month that the state government had identified a “sophisticated cybersecurity incident” involving government networks.
In other recent cases, hackers targeted a B.C. library, held patron information hostage and demanded ransom, and retailer London Drugs responded to a cybersecurity breach by opening all of its stores in Western Canada. was closed for over a week.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 22, 2024.
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