BC Cyber Attack: Minister Says Police Probing Bid to Breach Government Systems

BC Cyber Attack: Minister Says Police Probing Bid to Breach Government Systems
B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth looks on at the legislature in Victoria on Oct. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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Police are involved in the investigation into a sophisticated attempt to breach protected British Columbia government information systems, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said on May 9.

But Mr. Farnworth, who is also B.C.’s public safety minister, said there was no evidence the cyberattack succeeded in accessing the information and there had been no ransom demand.