Canada’s Hospital for Sick Children attacked by cybercriminals again as employee data stolen
Canada's Hospital for Sick Children reported a data theft incident exposing current and former employee data via a third-party application.
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada's largest pediatric health center, disclosed that hackers stole personal information of current and former employees, job applicants, and SickKids Foundation staff, likely through a third-party software application. The attack briefly took down the hospital's careers website but did not involve clinical systems or patient information. Affected individuals were notified and offered two years of credit monitoring. The hospital was previously hit by ransomware in 2022.
- Employee and applicant data stolen, likely via third-party software application
- No patient information or clinical systems involved in this incident
- Victims offered two years of credit monitoring
- Hospital previously hit by ransomware in 2022 with weeks-long recovery
- Countries
- CA
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Canada’s largest pediatric health center suffered a recent cybersecurity incident that exposed the personal information of current and former employees. The Hospital for Sick Children — which was hit in a ransomware incident in 2022 that disabled some of its systems — released a statement on Thursday warning of a data theft incident they believe is tied to a third-party software application.
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