P2021-ND-263

Insurance Bureau of Canada

On January 28, 2021, an unknown third party temporarily gained unauthorized access to the email account of an employee of the Organization through a targeted email phishing campaign. On February 3, 2021, the unauthorized individual subsequently used the account to send phishing messages to certain contacts in the employee?s mailbox. On February 4, 2021, the Organization alerted recipients of the February 3, 2021 message that it could pose a security risk and should not be opened. The Organization reported it has no evidence at this time that any information was viewed or used in any way as a result of this incident.

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