In a statement Wednesday, the country’s biggest carrier said ‘certain records’ were affected by the ‘limited’ breach, without naming which ones
“We can confirm that our flight operations systems and customer-facing systems were not affected. No customer information was accessed,” Mr. Fitzpatrick said, noting that Air Canada has notified relevant authorities and contacted some workers.
“We can also confirm all our systems are fully operational. We have since implemented further enhancements to our security measures, including with the help of leading global cybersecurity experts, to prevent such incidents in the future as part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining the security of the data we hold.”
Air Canada said it will not be providing any other details about the matter, “as the personal information accessed was strictly internal,” Mr. Fitzpatrick said. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has received a breach report from Air Canada, said senior communications adviser Vito Pilieci. “We are now reviewing that report in order to determine next steps,” Mr. Pilieci told The Globe and Mail.
RCMP spokesperson Kim Chamberland said, given that Air Canada is headquartered in Montreal, the police of jurisdiction in Quebec is likely to have been contacted by the company. The Sûreté du Québec and RCMP in that province did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.
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