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Canada’s Hospital for Sick Children attacked by cybercriminals again as employee data stolen

The Record · August 21, 2026 · International · Data Breaches

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.

Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators

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