An Alberta crown corporation says it recently experienced “network issues” after being the target of a cyber attack.

Dwayne Brunner, a spokesman for Alberta Innovates, would not confirm when the problems started, but said an investigation is underway and all network issues have been resolved.

“Alberta Innovates recently experienced network issues, which we quickly resolved and investigated alongside cybersecurity experts,” Brunner said in an email.

“The incident involved unauthorized access to our network by a third party.”

The provincially funded organization provides grants and programs to entrepreneurs, researchers and industry to accelerate technological innovation.

Brunner did not say whether the attack exposed or compromised any personal or proprietary information, but said more information will become available as the investigation continues.

“The privacy and security of the information we hold is our top priority, and we work closely with cybersecurity experts, our employees and our customers,” Brunner said.

Alberta Innovates, which has existed in some form for more than a century, reports to Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish.

“We are aware of the incident and our cyber team is providing assistance to Alberta Innovates as needed,” said Jonathan Gauthier, Glubish’s press secretary.

Last year, a cyber attack on the Alberta Dental Service Corporation resulted in the exposure of personal information for nearly 1.5 million Albertans.

The corporation was the government administrator of dental benefit programs for the elderly and those on low-income health benefits.

Alberta Blue Cross took over as the dental benefits administrator this summer.