LifeLabs suffered a cyber security attack involving unauthorized access to its computer systems.
The company said affected the personal information of approximately 15 million LifeLab customers, primarily in Ontario and BC.
The information included names, addresses, emails, customer logins and passwords, health card numbers and lab tests.
LifeLabs released an open letter to its customers, detailing the incident and outlining steps it said it has taken to prevent these types of situations in the future.
Source: https://dailyhive.com/calgary/lifelabs-hacked-cyber-attack
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/lifelabs-medical-laboratory-services
"id": "lif2541523",
"linkid": "lifelabs-medical-laboratory-services",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "12/2019",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 15000000,
'industry': 'Medical Laboratory',
'location': ['Ontario', 'BC'],
'name': 'LifeLabs',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 15000000,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'addresses',
'emails',
'health card numbers'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'emails',
'customer logins and passwords',
'health card numbers',
'lab tests']},
'description': 'LifeLabs suffered a cyber security attack involving '
'unauthorized access to its computer systems affecting the '
'personal information of approximately 15 million customers, '
'primarily in Ontario and BC. The compromised data included '
'names, addresses, emails, customer logins and passwords, '
'health card numbers, and lab tests.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'emails',
'customer logins and passwords',
'health card numbers',
'lab tests']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Released an open letter to customers '
'detailing the incident and outlining '
'steps to prevent future occurrences'},
'title': 'LifeLabs Cyber Security Attack',
'type': 'Data Breach'}