Nova Scotia Health experienced a data breach.
It affected more than 200 people.
The breaches took place at the Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, and the Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville.
A clerical worker at the Aberdeen Hospital was looking at appointments made through the hospital's Meditech scheduling system.
At the Valley Regional Hospital, a clerk accessed Meditech systems for both scheduling and patient records.
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/nsha
"id": "nov195618123",
"linkid": "nsha",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'New Glasgow',
'name': 'Aberdeen Hospital',
'type': 'Hospital'},
{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Kentville',
'name': 'Valley Regional Hospital',
'type': 'Hospital'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'More than 200',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Scheduling Information',
'Patient Records']},
'description': 'A clerical worker at the Aberdeen Hospital was looking at '
"appointments made through the hospital's Meditech scheduling "
'system. At the Valley Regional Hospital, a clerk accessed '
'Meditech systems for both scheduling and patient records.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Patient Records, Scheduling Information',
'systems_affected': 'Meditech Scheduling System'},
'title': 'Nova Scotia Health Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}