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Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach

Two former Interior Health employees filed a class-action lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court on May 22, 2025, over a 2009 data breach.
The breach occurred in December 2009 and allegedly exposed sensitive information of employees working between 2003 and 2009, with Interior Health accused of concealment.
The compromised information, such as personal identifiers and dates of birth, was traded on the dark web, resulting in fraudulent financial activities like loan and credit card fraud that impacted the plaintiffs.
The lawsuit states over 28,000 individuals' information may have been compromised, with plaintiffs describing significant financial and mental tolls from identity theft.
Interior Health has offered credit monitoring for two years and faces certification of the lawsuit, while the full extent of the breach remains undisclosed as of May 2025.

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B.C. health authority faces class-action lawsuit over 2009 data breach

The lawsuit alleges the health authority failed to safeguard the personal information of thousands of current and former employees

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Fomer employees apply for class-action lawsuit against B.C. health authority over stolen identities

The lawsuit, which has yet to be certified in court, alleges Interior Health attempted to conceal the breach from those affected.

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Class-action lawsuit filed against Interior Health over 2009 data breach

Thes Interior Health Authority is facing a class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2009 that allegedly compromised thousands of employees' personal information.

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Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach

British Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2009 that allegedly compromised thousands of employees' personal information that ended up being sold on the dark web. The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday says the data breach ...

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Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach – Energeticcity.ca

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2009 that allegedly compromised thousands of employees’ personal information that ended up being sold on the dark web. The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday says the data breach occurred in December 2009, exposing “highly sensitive” personal information belonging to people who worked for the health authority betwe…

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