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Thousands of Islanders get spam email after P.E.I. government email system hacked

FILE - The province advises Islanders not to open the link attached to the e-mail. File/ The Canadian Press

More than 94,000 people in P.E.I. have received an unauthorized spam message from the P.E.I. government.

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The government issued a statement Monday warning residents not to open an emailed newsletter titled: “Tonight’s Winner is Drawn in 10 Hours.”

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The email includes a link, which should not be opened.

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The province says its e-mail newsletter system was accessed without authorization on Sunday.

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The e-mail system was taken offline when the hacking was discovered.

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