Hacker Breaches BC Libraries and Demands Ransom After Taking Emails, Phone Numbers

Hacker Breaches BC Libraries and Demands Ransom After Taking Emails, Phone Numbers
A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto on Oct. 9, 2023. The Canadian Press/Graeme Roy
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B.C. libraries have been targeted by a hacker who demanded a ransom or they would release user data that includes the phone numbers and email addresses of some clients.

The Cariboo Regional District says its library was among those involved, and data was obtained about users who received automated notifications from the library between March 27 and April 19.