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Westside board of trade computers hacked, warns clients not to open emails

Westside board of trade computers hacked, warns clients not to open emails | iNFOnews.ca
The Greater Westside Board of Trade says a computer virus affecting its contact lists has been fixed. Photographer: John McDonald

WEST KELOWNA – The Greater Westside Board of Trade says its computers have been hacked and its email contact list compromised.

The board sent out an emergency email today urging people not to open attachments or zip files from any emails people may have received from the business promotion organization. The email apologized for the "grave inconvenience".

An unidentified staff person, who said she did not have authority to speak to the media, confirmed the existence of a virus and said the problem has since been fixed.

“We were sent an email that had some sort of document, with some sort of virus,” she says. “It just sent emails to our contact list but it’s clean now and we’re not going to have any issues.”

The staff person says a follow-up email would be sent out informing clients the problem had been solved.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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