NB Liquor (ANBL) says some internal and external business emails and phone numbers were accessed in a cyber incident that occurred on Jan. 7.
It says it has concluded its investigation into what happened.
“There was no access to personal or financial information from an employee, customer, or partner perspective,” said CEO Lori Stickles. “At the tail-end of the investigation, it was determined that an internal business directory was accessed.”
Internal emails with @anbl.com and external partners – vendors and agents – were accessed, according to the statement.
It said the information accessed is “largely publicly available already.”
ANBL said it takes its responsibility as a Crown corporation seriously and followed its internal process for potential information breaches to ensure no personal information was compromised.
“After confirming the information that was accessed did not include personal information, out of an abundance of caution, we notified the affected partners to be extra vigilant to phishing attempts to their business emails,” Stickles said in the statement.
It also notified the Office of the Ombud of New Brunswick. Both NB Liquor and Cannabis NB were impacted by the disruption to its point-of-sale system but reopened to all forms of payment on Jan. 19.
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