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Health board apologizes for phishing staff with with bogus vacation day

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A Canadian health board conducted a phishing awareness test on staff using a fake vacation day offer, which sparked backlash for its inappropriate theme. The organization apologized for the social engineering exercise designed to test employee security awareness.

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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/06/22/canadian-health-board-sorry-after-tasteless-phishing-test/5259320