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DECEMBER 18, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 101
WEATHER Flurries High 1 C Low -2 C SNOW REPORT Sun Peaks Resort Mid-mountain: 65 cm Alpine: 85 cm Harper Mountain Tube park open
WEDNESDAY
FIRE CAUSE A MYSTERY
IN THE SWIM OF THINGS
We may never know how blaze began in Parkcrest elementary
Kamloops Classics win their invitational tournament
SPORTS/A37
NEWS/A6
Medical records of up to 15-million at risk LIFELABS, WITH FOUR LABS IN KAMLOOPS, PAID A RANSOM TO CYBER-ATTACKERS KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
Personal information of up to 15-million LifeLabs customers, primarily in B.C. and Ontario, may have been accessed during a cyberattack on the company’s computer systems. LifeLabs has four clinics in Kamloops — two downtown, one in Aberdeen and one in North Kamloops. According to a statement from the company, released on Tuesday, hackers gained access to the computer system that held customer information that could include names, addresses, email addresses, login user names and passwords, dates of birth, health card numbers and lab test results. The access was accompanied by a ransom demand, which LifeLabs said it paid. LifeLabs said it retained outside cybersecurity consultants to investigate and assist with restoring the security of its data. The company also reported the
cyberattacks to the Ontario and B.C. information and privacy commissioners on Nov. 1. Tuesday’s statement included an open letter to customers from LifeLabs president and CEO Charles Brown, who said “our cyber security firms have advised that the risk to our customers in connection with this cyber-attack is low and that they have not seen any public disclosure of customer data as part of their investigations, including monitoring of the dark web and other online locations.” Brown said LifeLabs took several measures to protect customer information following the cyberattack, including: • immediately hiring “worldclass cyber security experts” to isolate and secure the affected systems and determine the scope of the attack; • further strengthening the company’s systems to deter future incidents; See PATIENTS, A6
SANTA ON A SCOUTING MISSION
SEAN BRADY/KTW
Santa Claus took to the streets on Saturday with the downtown Kamloops Customer Care and Patrol Team, delighting youngsters he met as he toured the streets in advance of his official visit on Dec. 25.