Privacy Breach
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Around 360K people in Ontario affected by COVAXon privacy breachThe ministry said in over 95 per cent of cases, only names and/or phone numbers were impacted in the breach.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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SLGA investigation states cybersecurity attack compromised 40,000 peopleThe personal information of roughly 40,000 individuals was compromised during a privacy breach of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority during December 2021.CanadaNov 24, 2022
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Personal details leaked of 109 military sexual misconduct class action membersThe latest breach, according to a statement on Epiq's website, brings the total number of claimants whose private information has been compromised to 109.CanadaJun 15, 2022
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Internal data breach discovered at Ikea Canada impacts 95,000 CanadiansA Calgary man questioned the safety of customer data after Ikea Canada confirmed a data breach affecting the records of 95,000 Canadian customers.ConsumerMay 5, 2022
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2 staff fired for patient privacy breaches at Campbellford Memorial HospitalThe hospital says two employees had 'inappropriately' accessed patient information affecting approximately 500 individuals.CrimeApr 1, 2022
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More privacy breaches affect military sexual misconduct class action membersThe company overseeing the federal government's settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform has admitted to more privacy breaches.CanadaMar 6, 2022
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Military sexual misconduct class action members’ details accidentally releasedEpiq Class Action Services Canada confirmed the privacy breach Wednesday, after a veteran said she had received an email containing letters intended for more than 40 other people.CanadaFeb 9, 2022
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COVID-19: HKPR District Health Unit reports privacy breach involving client emailsA mass email sent to 500 clients revealed email addresses of all individuals eligible for a second vaccine dose, according to the health unit.HealthJul 23, 2021
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Employee at New Brunswick hospital fired after ‘significant’ privacy breachHorizon Health says that the staffer was working in health records at the Charlotte County Hospital when the incident occurred and that the employee was dismissed on April 23.HealthJul 8, 2021
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Nova Scotia mobile home park residents concerned privacy was breached in document sent to residentsKrista Alford, who lives at the park, is worried that not only is the information disclosed to the 510 other homes, she now has to trust them not to breach her privacy.CanadaMay 17, 2021
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