Five Ontario hospitals are sending more than 326,000 breach notifications to patients following a major cyberattack that affected the hospitals' services for weeks, Yahoo News reports. Officials claimed 326,800 people had their personal information stolen and one hospital involved had patient electronic medical records breached.
4 April 2024
Ontario hospitals sending breach notifications to affected patients
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