Ontario investigating potential security breach associated with COVID-19 vaccine portal

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Ontario authorities are investigating reports of a possible security breach associated with the provincial COVID-19 vaccine booking portal.

A spokesperson for the Solicitor General confirmed the government has received multiple reports of spam text messages received by individuals who scheduled appointments or accessed vaccine certificates through the COVID-9 immunization system.

"The government takes allegations of fraud very seriously and is aggressively investigating these reports with our partner ministries, the Ontario Provincial Police and others."It is unclear when officials were first notified of the potential breach, but Premier Doug Ford said that he received a briefing about the investigation over the weekend.

While asked about the incident by a reporter, Solicitor General Sylvia reiterated Ford's confidence in the system.

 

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