"Hospital Cyberattack Compromises Data From Decades Ago"

A December cyberattack on a Canadian healthcare organization compromised a wide range of data, including patient information dating back to 1996 and personnel vaccination records from last year. Some of the compromised data came from a non-profit organization of affiliated clinicians. Arnprior Regional Health (ARH), which includes a hospital, long-term health facility, and other healthcare services in Arnprior, Ontario, Canada, claims it learned of unauthorized access to its IT system on December 21, 2021, during which data was stolen. According to ARH, the incident impacted 13 different categories of data, including several groupings of information regarding colonoscopies, COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, emergency room and in-patient satisfaction surveys, and patients on waiting lists. Individuals' personal and health information that could have been compromised included name, date of birth, health card number, time of visit, procedure and diagnosis, and demographics, depending on the category of data affected. This article continues to discuss the December cyberattack faced by ARH and recommendations for protecting legacy data. 

InfoRiskToday reports "Hospital Cyberattack Compromises Data From Decades Ago"