Cyberattack against Manitoba child welfare agency under investigation | CBC News
The Southern First Nations Network of Care says it was victim
of a cyberattack in the early hours of Nov. 21 which has potential
impacts on eight Child and Family Services agencies in Manitoba.
of a cyberattack in the early hours of Nov. 21 which has potential
impacts on eight Child and Family Services agencies in Manitoba.
The
major breach of the agency’s information and technology system that
forced a complete system shutdown is being treated as a criminal
investigation, a spokesperson for the agency announced during a press
conference in Winnipeg on Sunday afternoon.
Southern First Nations Network of Care spokesperson Jim Compton
said the organization is working to determine the scope and origin of
the attack and what personal information could have been
accessed. Thousands of foster children, their families and foster
parents may have had their data hacked.