A cybersecurity breach in May resulted in sensitive information being hacked, including names, personal health numbers, and demographic information of First Nations across BC.
That’s the recent conclusion of an investigation by the First Nation’s Health Authority (FNHA). The agency says they were the target of a partially successful attack in May, but they add steps were taken to contain the information and support those who might have had information breached.
They say after realizing information was being stolen the FNHA immediately took action to make sure the incident doesn’t happen again.
“Once we detected this activity, we immediately deployed countermeasures to interrupt it, to eject that third party from our network, and to prevent any further unauthorized activity from occurring,” they say. “We also retained third-party cybersecurity experts to assist with our containment and network remediation activities, and to conduct a forensic investigation into the nature and scope of the incident.”
People affected by the incident include current and former employees of the FNHA, First Nations who live or have recently lived in BC and who have a certificate of Indian Status Card, those who have lived on a reserve in First Nation’s communities in BC on or before Mar. 19, 2016, and who had one or more Tuberculosis screening tests prior to that date.
To determine if your information has been impacted by the breach visit the FNHA website and click on the icon reading “Am I eligible for credit monitoring.”
The authority says anyone who thinks they’ve been impacted has until Jan. 31, 2025 to determine if they’re eligible for service.
