Vehicle owners will have to wait a little longer for their ICBC rebate cheques because of a cyberattack.
The Crown corporation was planning on sending cheques this week, but said a vendor hired to print and distribute the cheques was hacked.
ICBC said information given to the vendor is limited to customer names, addresses and the amount on their rebate cheques.
The corporation said there is no indication any information was obtained.
Mike Farnworth, the minister responsible for the public auto insurance agency, said ICBC found out about the cyberattack on the weekend. He said the goal is to get the cheques out in the next few weeks.
Last month, the provincial government said ICBC customers will receive a one-time rebate averaging $190.
The rebates were offered after ICBC saved $600 million due to a major decrease in crashes and costs linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
— with files from Richard Zussman