Cyberattack on Government Service Provider Exposes Records of 1.4 Million Albertans

A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., on Dec., 19, 2012. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

An Alberta government service provider says the records of more than 1.4 million residents were the target of a cyberattack last month.

Alberta Dental Service Corporation says in a news release that a third party gained unauthorized access to part of its information technology infrastructure.