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N.W.T. faces lawsuit over health data breach that could affect all residents
From: Destry Winant <destry () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:17:56 -0500
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/09/12/nwt-faces-lawsuit-over-health-data-breach-that-could-affect-all-residents.html The Northwest Territories is facing a lawsuit over a stolen laptop containing medical files that could include information on every resident in the territory. “I would be surprised if it’s anything less than 100 per cent,” said Steven Cooper, an Edmonton lawyer who has filed a statement of claim in the N.W.T. Supreme Court. “The government of the Northwest Territories, despite repeated breaches, doesn’t seem to know how to control this information.” The lawsuit stems from a government-owned laptop that was stolen from inside a parked vehicle in Ottawa in May 2018. The laptop has never been found. On that computer were thousands of unencrypted medical files of people who sought medical attention in the territory, including visitors. It’s not clear what time period the files cover. The government has acknowledged that at least 80 per cent of the territory’s residents were part of the breach. A spokesman for the territorial government, which is in the middle of an election, declined comment. Damien Healy said the government hadn’t yet received notice of the claim. A statement of defence has not yet been filed. _______________________________________________ BreachExchange mailing list sponsored by Risk Based Security BreachExchange () lists riskbasedsecurity com If you wish to Edit your membership or Unsubscribe you can do so at the following link: https://lists.riskbasedsecurity.com/listinfo/breachexchange
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