On November 22, OPP cybercrime investigations teams used search warrants in Quebec and Ottawa to seize "several devices, computers and laptops," which led to two individuals being arrested and charged, one of whom was a government employee.Īyoub Sayid, 21, from Gloucester, Ontario who works for the ministry of government and consumer services' vaccine contact centre was "arrested and charged with Unauthorized Use of a Computer contrary to s. "Ontarians should be aware these texts are financial in nature and that the government will never conduct a financial transaction through these methods." OPP was asked to investigate the security breach on November 17.Ī spokesperson for the solicitor general confirmed to Narcity that, "the government has received reports of spam text messages from a number of individuals who have scheduled appointments or accessed vaccine certificates through the COVID-19 immunization system."
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