Ransomware attack on Ontario hospitals disrupts care and compromises data
Hospitals in Ontario, Canada, were hit by a ransomware attack that led to canceled cancer treatment appointments and the theft of information covering 5.6 million patient visits. The attackers demanded a ransom of millions of dollars, and the hospitals expected recovery to take weeks. A $480 million class action lawsuit was later filed against the 5 affected hospitals.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Theft of information on 5.6 million patient visits and cancellation of cancer treatment appointments
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Canada
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Timeline
- A cybercrime group claimed responsibility for the attack, and hospital executives expected recovery to take weeks.
- It came to light that the stolen data included information on 5.6 million patient visits.
- The cancellation of cancer treatment appointments due to the ransomware attack came to light.
- It came to light that the attackers had demanded a ransom of millions of dollars.
- A $480 million class action lawsuit was filed against the 5 affected hospitals.
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