The Children's Foundation notifies of breach at its IT provider
Original title: Ca: Data breach at The Children’s Foundation
An unauthorized party reached Highland Shores systems on July 6, 2026, encrypted them, and was found on August 25.
The Children's Foundation issued a privacy notice after a breach involving its IT service provider, Highland Shores Children's Aid Society. An unauthorized third party accessed the provider's IT network on July 6, 2026 and encrypted systems before detection on August 25. Personal information of local volunteers, donors, board members and program applicants may have been exposed, limited to names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.
Unconfirmed: The notice says personal information may have been exposed; theft of those records is not confirmed.
- Access started July 6, 2026 and was detected on August 25.
- The intruder encrypted systems on the provider's network.
- Possible data is limited to names and contact details.
- People potentially affected include volunteers, donors, board members and applicants.
Impact: possible exposure of names and contact details
- Victims
- The Children's Foundation
- Organizations
- Highland Shores Children's Aid Society
- Countries
- Canada
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2 min read at databreaches.netTim Durkin reports: The Children’s Foundation has issued a privacy notice following a data breach involving its IT service provider, Highland Shores Children’s Aid Society. An unauthorized third party accessed the IT network on July 6, 2026 and encrypted systems before being detected on August 25. The breach may have exposed personal information belonging to...
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