How can I protect myself?
We believe the risk of publication and misuse of the exposed information to be low. Nonetheless, if you are eligible for credit monitoring, we strongly encourage you to sign up. It is the best way to protect yourself against identity theft.
All of us should remain vigilant in identifying phishing attempts and other suspicious communications and regularly check our account statements for unauthorized transactions.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre also provides additional information about how to protect yourself from identify fraud and other common frauds.
What's next?
We are aware that this incident has affected our community in a direct way, and again, we are deeply sorry for this. Know that we are also committed to strengthening our cybersecurity program to better protect against future incidents.
We have reported the incident to the Brockville Police Service and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC). You have the right to file a complaint with the IPC, although you are not required to do so as we have already voluntarily reported the incident to the IPC.