Lifelabs CEO speaks to CKNW after data breach
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15 million Canadians are potential victims of a cyber attack against Lifelabs, with most in BC and Ontario.
The lab-testing company says it reported the attack November 1st, and government agencies in the two provinces are investigating.
It says cyber criminals hacked into their systems, swiped data, and demanded a ransom, which the company paid to secure data that included 85,000 test results from people in Ontario.
The affected systems contained the name, address, email, customer login, passwords, health card numbers, and lab tests of patients.
BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy calls the breach "devastating" for those affected.
Lifelabs is apologizing to its customers.
Guest: Charles Brown
President and CEO of Lifelabs, speaking to us from Toronto today.
15 million Canadians are potential victims of a cyber attack against Lifelabs, with most in BC and Ontario.
The lab-testing company says it reported the attack November 1st, and government agencies in the two provinces are investigating.
It says cyber criminals hacked into their systems, swiped data, and demanded a ransom, which the company paid to secure data that included 85,000 test results from people in Ontario.
The affected systems contained the name, address, email, customer login, passwords, health card numbers, and lab tests of patients.
BC Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy calls the breach "devastating" for those affected.
Lifelabs is apologizing to its customers.
Guest: Charles Brown
President and CEO of Lifelabs, speaking to us from Toronto today.