The Nova Scotia Health Authority was impacted by a phishing attack that compromised an employee’s email account, Global News reports. NSHA Director of Privacy Karen Hornberger said the employee entered their credentials into a malicious link that allowed hackers to access the staff member’s inbox. The health care organization is in the process of notifying the 2,841 people who had their information exposed. Nova Scotia Information and Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully said she was surprised about the nature of the breach. “There’s no question it’s troubling,” Tully said. “It was a phishing scam and those emails have been around for a long time.”
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