Nova Scotia Health suffered a data breach that impacted Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow.
It also affected Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow.
It affected more than 200 people.
The province's health authority was contacting 211 people by letter whose personal health information was inappropriately accessed in two unrelated incidents.
A clerical worker at the Aberdeen Hospital was looking at appointments made through the hospital's Meditech scheduling system.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-health-privacy-breaches-200-people-1.5673578
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nhs-grampian
"id": "nhs20418123",
"linkid": "nhs-grampian",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "08/2020",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 211,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'New Glasgow',
'name': 'Nova Scotia Health',
'type': 'Health Authority'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 211,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Health Information'},
'description': 'Nova Scotia Health suffered a data breach that impacted '
'Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow. A clerical worker at the '
'Aberdeen Hospital was looking at appointments made through '
"the hospital's Meditech scheduling system. The province's "
'health authority was contacting 211 people by letter whose '
'personal health information was inappropriately accessed in '
'two unrelated incidents.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Health Information',
'systems_affected': ['Meditech scheduling system']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Contacting affected individuals by '
'letter'},
'threat_actor': 'Clerical Worker',
'title': 'Data Breach at Nova Scotia Health Affecting Aberdeen Hospital',
'type': 'Data Breach'}