April 16, 2018 - 7:45 AM
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia law firm is investigating the potential for a class action lawsuit following a breach of the province's freedom-of-information Internet portal affecting thousands of sensitive documents.
Between March 3 and March 5, approximately 7,000 documents — containing birth dates, social insurance numbers, addresses and government services' client information — were inappropriately accessed.
Lawyer Ray Wagner says it's concerning that such information was compromised and accessed so readily, and that government delayed informing the public.
The government waited nearly a week to inform the public, while police began their investigation.
A Halifax man was charged last week.
Wagner says anyone who lives in Nova Scotia and is concerned that their information was inappropriately accessed, should contact his law firm.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2018