B.C. government networks hit by ‘sophisticated cybersecurity incidents’: Eby
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said late Wednesday that the province had identified “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents” involving government networks.
A government source later said the incidents were related to a directive to all provincial employees early last week that they should immediately change their passwords.
That directive had previously been described by B.C.’s Office of the Chief Information Officer as a precaution, in a statement suggesting the government was “routinely updating security measures.”
Eby said in a statement that the provincial government was working with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and other agencies to determine the extent of the incidents, but there was currently no evidence that sensitive information had been compromised.