At least 100,000 Nova Scotians affected by cyber theft of government employee files | CBC News

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Nova Scotia's minister of cyber security and digital service says that information taken by the 'cyber-criminals' last week included government employees' payroll data.

Nova Scotia's Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Service Colton LeBlanc said Tuesday that information taken by the "cyber-criminals" included payroll data such as banking details, home addresses and social insurance numbers.

Nova Scotia's Minister of Cyber Security and Digital Service Colton LeBlanc provided that number Tuesday as part of an update on the investigation into the cyber theft, which"100,000 people, 100,000 Nova Scotians being employees, current or past employees of Nova Scotia Health, the IWK, as well as the provincial civil service, have been impacted," LeBlanc told reporters during a virtual briefing.

 

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