The class-action lawsuit against B.C.'s Interior Health Authority concerns a significant data breach that occurred in 2009, affecting thousands of employees. This disclosure came to light only years later, with critical details about the breach, including how it happened and the total number of individuals impacted, remaining undisclosed. Following revelations in 2025, where the RCMP found documents related to 20,000 employees, further scrutiny of past notifications about the breach revealed a concerning lack of transparency from the IHA. The case underscores ongoing issues surrounding data privacy and cybersecurity accountability.
The review, which spanned two months, was unable to determine the full scope of the breach or what data was accessed.”
The lawsuit claims the breach compromised the personal information of employees who worked for IH between January 2003 and December 2009.
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