Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

A privacy breach involving a bulk email sent to about 500 people in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton has been reported by the Haliburton, Kawartha, and Pine Ridge District Health Unit. The email revealed the recipients' email addresses to anybody who got it.

The organisation expressed its genuine regret for the incident, saying it was taken very seriously, and promised to work both internally and with the impacted parties to prevent a recurrence.

The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner has been notified of the privacy breach by the health unit.

Source: https://kawarthanow.com/2021/07/23/health-unit-privacy-breach-exposes-email-addresses-of-500-residents-of-kawartha-lakes-northumberland-and-haliburton/

"id": "HAL145712223",
"linkid": "hkpr-district-health-unit",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "07/2021",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"