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VANCOUVER – A computer virus has shut down the B.C. government email system today.

It is unknown how long the servers will be down, but the virus is reportedly causing havoc with the email system.

They are working to fix it as soon as possible. There have already been rumours this may be linked to North Korea, but there is no confirmation on that.

Chief information officer, Bettie Jo-Hughes, has now put out a statement on the issue saying:

“This morning a computer virus caused by a malicious file attachment has infected the government’s email servers. As soon as we became aware of the issue, we took immediate steps to mitigate the exposure to the government network and protect against the loss of information.

“Government takes this matter very seriously. As a precaution, we have temporarily disabled our email servers while we work with our vendors to resolve the issue.

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“Protection of our data and networks is a top priority and we are working with our vendors to remove and secure the e-mail system as quickly as possible.”