(어느 분이 보낸 톡)

백신센터에 저장되어 있던 제 개인정보(이름과 전화번호)가 도용되었다는 아래 내용이 이메일로 전해졌습니다.
어쩐지 올해내내 캐나다 정부기관이다 뭐다 하면서 전화가 꽤 많이 왔었습니다. 제가 멍청한 놈이 아닌지라, "지랄육갑 떨고 있네. 네가 캐나다 정부 기관이면, 나는 캐나다 수상이다"라면서 전부 무시해버렸기에 별 문제는 없었습니다.

송신인 : Important Ontario Government Notice - Please Do Not Reply

Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery
Infrastructure Technology Services

Dear XXXXXXX XXX

I am contacting you to notify you about a privacy breach that involved your personal health information registered in the COVID-19 immunization system used by the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre and vaccine administrators at clinics across the province. The centre is overseen by the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery on behalf of the Ministry of Health.

The ministries became aware of this privacy breach last year on November 16, 2021, and immediately began an investigation. At that time, some members of the public began receiving financial spam messages to their mobile phones attempting to obtain financial information.

The breach was immediately reported to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario with updates provided to their office since then. The matter was also immediately referred to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for investigation. Last year, on November 22, 2021, the OPP laid charges against two individuals, one of whom was a contracted former employee of the contact centre.

In recent months, as a result of the investigation conducted by the OPP, the ministries received a list of people impacted by this privacy breach based on evidence seized. In over 95% of these cases a person’s name on its own or with their phone number were stolen. The accused’s laptops seized by the OPP contained your name and phone number.

With the arrests of the involved parties within days of the first spam messages being delivered, and the seizure of their laptops, the ministry believes this privacy breach was quickly contained. While there is no action required on your part at this time, there is additional information at the end of this notification that you may find useful.

I assure you the COVID-19 immunization system is regularly monitored and tested as part of our cyber security protocols to ensure the safety of the COVID-19 system and we are confident in the security of the data currently in the system.

Sincerely,

Michael Amato
Chief Information Officer/Assistant Deputy Minister
Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre