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Canada Urges Action After Data Breach

November 20, 2023
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Canada Urges Action After Data Breach

The Canadian federal government has raised an alarm for current and former public service employees, RCMP members, and individuals in the Canadian Armed Forces, cautioning them about a significant data breach that occurred on October 19th.

The breach has been traced back to two companies, Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, responsible for providing relocation support to federal government employees. This breach potentially compromises personal and financial information that individuals might have shared with these relocation service providers since as far back as 1999.

Officials are concerned that extensive personal and financial data might have been compromised due to this breach. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has confirmed the scale of the breach, highlighting the challenges in precisely identifying the affected individuals due to the substantial volume of data involved.

As a result, specific impacted individuals cannot be identified at this moment. However, the government is actively working to address this alarming situation, taking necessary steps to mitigate the potential fallout from this extensive data exposure and to safeguard the affected individuals.

In response to this breach, the Canadian government is diligently working to mitigate the risks associated with the exposed data. Despite the inability to pinpoint specific affected individuals due to the vast amount of compromised information, efforts are underway to address the repercussions of this breach and ensure the protection of those impacted.

This proactive approach signifies the government’s commitment to responding swiftly to data breaches and mitigating potential harm to individuals affected by such security incidents.

References:
  • Message to current and former public service employees and members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Tags: CanadaCyber AttacksCyber incidentCyber Incidents 2023CybersecurityData BreachGovernmentMilitaryNovember 2023
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