Pot shop sales data was ‘misappropriated,’ Ontario cannabis distributor says
Posted May 10, 2022 8:38 pm.
Last Updated May 10, 2022 10:30 pm.
The Ontario Cannabis Store says the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after some of its sales data was misappropriated.
Daffyd Roderick, a spokesperson for the Crown agency responsible for distributing cannabis from producers to pot shops, confirmed the data “misappropriation” and says the incident was due to “no failure of IT security or systems.”
The OCS recently sent a letter to retailers informing them that confidential store sales data was being circulated in the industry.
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A copy of the letter obtained by The Canadian Press says the data was “misappropriated, disclosed, and distributed unlawfully.”
The letter says the OCS did not provide permission or consent to distribute or use the particular data outside of the organization and quickly launched an investigation to identify the source.
In the wake of the breach, the OCS says it has also restricted access to internal data reports and notified the police who will review and investigate the misuse of the data.
