As a result of a global data breach, some Nova Scotians’ personal information has been taken. Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions, made the alarming announcement during a last-minute video news briefing on Sunday afternoon.
“The issue is with a file transfer service called MOVEit, which is used globally by public and private sector organizations,” LeBlanc explained. Progress Software Corp., based in Burlington, Massachusetts, creates software that allows businesses to transmit files and data.
“At this time, staff are manually going through all of the files that were accessed to identify what information was stolen and who it belongs to.”- Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions Colton LeBlanc
According to LeBlanc, the provincial government quickly took the service offline, implemented a security update as directed, and then brought it back online. The next day, however, they “became aware” that further inquiry was required, so they shut down the service and informed Nova Scotia privacy commissioner Tricia Ralph.
“At this time, staff are manually going through all of the files that were accessed to identify what information was stolen and who it belongs to,” LeBlanc said. However, LeBlanc was unable to say what type of data was stolen or how many Nova Scotians were affected.
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