
B.C. Health Authority Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over 2009 Data Breach
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The Interior Health (IH) authority in British Columbia is facing a class action lawsuit following a 2009 data breach that allegedly exposed the sensitive information of thousands of employees, which was subsequently sold on the dark web. The lawsuit, filed on May 22 in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, alleges that the breach compromised the personal information of employees who worked for IH between 2009 and an unspecified date. The technical details of the breach are not mentioned in the article.