BC’s First Nations Health Authority (FHNA) is advising First Nations Communities of emails that appear to come from FNHA employees but could be malicious.
According to the Health Authority, the emails will come from somebody whose name matches an actual employee, and may contain the email address of that employee.
The FHNA provided this example:
From: Jane Doe <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 9:03 AM
To: Jane Doe <[email protected]>
The FNHA noted that even though the name in the “To” field has a genuine FHNA email, the sender in the ‘From’ field shows it is coming from outside the FNHA.
The FNHA says the tactic is called “Spoofing”, where hackers try to trick victims into turning over personal or financial information by using the name or email of a trusted person.
The Health Authority says communities should be aware of any emails containing FNHA email addresses that refer to payments, invoices, or money transfers.
The community is reminded to check the sender’s email address to ensure it actually belongs the an FHNA employee before taking any action.
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