Tue Dec 13, 2022 – 4:42 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged and arrested two people, including a former Ontario government employee, over a severe data infringement of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine database.
21-year-old Ayoub Sayid, who worked at the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, along with 22-year-old Rahim Abdu were recently arrested over the data breach, which took place on November 16, 2021 and affected the personal information of about 360,000 people.
They both face criminal code charges for using a computer without authorization and if found guilty, could face a maximum of 10 years in prison.
At the time, Sayid was working in a vaccine call center, the alleged location of the crime.
According to officials, the government is now contacting the 360,000 people whose vaccine records were impacted.
Trying to ease concern, Ontario’s Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery said that in 95 percent of cases, “only names and/or phone numbers were impacted.”
“Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine booking system is regularly monitored and tested as part of the Ministry of Health’s cyber security protocols and we remain confident that the booking system continues to be a
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