A province-wide health agency is currently investigating what it calls a B次元官网网址渃ybersecurity incidentB次元官网网址� that has impacted the data of employees and B次元官网网址渓imited personal information of othersB次元官网网址� but not clinical information systems.
First Nations Health Authority said in a release Tuesday (May 22) that it discovered B次元官网网址渦nusual activity on its corporate networkB次元官网网址� on May 13.
B次元官网网址淲hile the investigation is still at an early stage, FNHA has uncovered evidence that certain employee information and limited personal information of others has been impacted,B次元官网网址� it said. It is not clear from the statement how many employees or third-parties are impacted and to what extent. FNHA added it is continuing to work with impacted individuals. B次元官网网址淔NHA has no evidence that this cyber-incident has impacted any clinical information systems it uses.B次元官网网址�
FNHA said it took immediate action to investigate this activity following its discovery and intercepted an B次元官网网址渦nauthorized entityB次元官网网址� who had accessed its corporate network.
FNHA said it immediately deployed counter-measures to prevent any further unauthorized access; hired third-party cyber-security experts; and alerted police, as well as B.C.B次元官网网址檚 Information and Privacy Commissioner.
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FNHAB次元官网网址檚 statement does not say anything about the identity, location or motivation of the B次元官网网址渦nauthorized entityB次元官网网址� that had accessed its corporate system. But it appears to rule out a so-called ransomware attack. Such attacks sees hackers lock up systems, then demand money in exchange for returning control.
B次元官网网址淭here was no encryption of FNHAB次元官网网址檚 servers or systems as a result,B次元官网网址� it reads.
B次元官网网址 of this cybersecurity incident comes as provincial authorities continue to investigate B次元官网网址渁 very sophisticated operationB次元官网网址� against government networks that likely came from beyond CanadaB次元官网网址檚 borders.
FNHA said in its release that the two issues are unrelated.
B次元官网网址淔NHA has no evidence that this cyber incident is in any way connected to other cyber incidents in British Columbia that have recently received media attention,B次元官网网址� it said.
FNHA has been delivering programs and services formerly delivered by Health Canada to 200-plus First Nations communities across B.C. since 2013.
