Minister Colton LeBlanc said a government investigation indicates social insurance numbers, addresses and banking information of current employees of the public service were taken
As many as 100,000 Nova Scotians may have had sensitive personal information stolen in a global privacy breach affecting a file transfer system used by the provincial government, officials confirmed Tuesday.
“The investigation remains underway so there is the potential for this number to go up or to go down,” the minister said. “I know this is an alarming situation, but rest assured we are working hard to solve this quickly and efficiently.” MOVEit software is made by Massachusetts-based company Ipswitch and allows organizations to transfer files and data between employees, departments and customers. Parent company Progress Software confirmed a vulnerability in its software last week, saying the issue could lead to potential unauthorized access of users’ systems and files.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has said in a tweet that the Lace Tempest hacking group, which is known for running the Clop extortion site, exploited that vulnerability.
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