Police announce arrest following alleged breach of B.C.’s PharmaNet system
VICTORIA — Police in Vancouver say a man is facing identity theft charges after British Columbians’ personal information was allegedly accessed through the PharmaNet system.
An investigation was launched in February after police were notified that someone was fraudulently using information obtained through the data system.
“Information gathered confirmed that the suspect gained unauthorized access to the PharmaNet system and gathered patient’s personal data,” police said in a statement. “That information was then used for fraudulent purposes.”
PharmaNet links all B.C. pharmacies to a central set of data systems and logs all prescriptions, maintains basic profiles that include names, addresses, dates of birth, personal health numbers and medication histories.