Resource Center
Resource Center
Expert Insights and Tools for Fortifying Your Cyber Defense
Elevate your cybersecurity expertise and strengthen the security posture of your organization with expert guidance, industry best practices, and research insights from Enterprotect.
Ontario Hospital Network Faces Increasing Downtime Costs After Ransomware
The Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance, which is comprised of two hospitals, was struck by a ransomware attack that significantly curtailed their treatment capabilities. Although the emergency rooms remain open, less urgent patients are enduring long waits or are being transferred to other facilities
2,841 Patients Impacted by Phishing Attack
Hackers were able to gain access to thousands of patients’ information stored on an employee’s email account. The employee was tricked into submitting his credentials to the hackers via an email that was originally thought to be from the company’s IT department. Nova Scotia Health Authority took nearly a month to size up the details of the data that was compromised and still cannot verify the specific data exposure.
Alberta Patients Warned After Data Breach Exposes Medical Info
A data breach to Natural Health Services in Calgary exposed the personal information of an unknown number of clients. Some time between December 4, 2018, and January 7, 2019, attackers were able to gain access to the electronic medical records (EMR) system of Natural Health Services. Exposed files contained personal health information including Medical Diagnoses and Referral Data.
CarePartners Ransomware Attack: $60K Bitcoin Demand Threatens Data Exposure
In June of 2018, Ontario-based healthcare provider, CarePartners, was victimized by a ransomware attack. The financial organization is still facing critical fallout from the attack as attackers are threatening to expose stolen employee information in what is referred to as a “data dump.” Information, including: Employee Earnings, Contractor Details, Names, Addresses, Social Insurance Numbers and Wages is all being threatened to be exposed unless the company pays hackers the requested amount of 5 bitcoins (equivalent to $60,000) for the decryption key.