Potential data breach reported at hard-hit Ontario long-term care home

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By William Knowles @c4i
Senior Editor
InfoSec News
May 11, 2020

Ontario's Minister of Long-term Care Dr. Merrilee Fullerton reported a 
potential data breach at a Pickering, Ontario long-term care home on Saturday 
evening on Twitter.

"I'm learning of disturbing news out of Pickering's Orchard Villa LTC home. 
There is a possibility of a significant privacy breach regarding individual 
resident personal health info. My heart goes out to the residents and families, 
during what is already a very difficult time"

Dr. Fullerton tweets "Our government takes personal privacy very seriously, and 
we are continuing to monitor this situation closely. I have been in contact 
with Peter Bethlenfalvy and we both share feelings of frustration and sadness 
at this recent development."

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