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SickKids data breach exposes employee and job applicant info

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SickKids data breach exposes employee and job applicant info

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) disclosed a cybersecurity incident that exposed personal information of current employees, former staff, and job applicants due to a vulnerability in third-party software. Clinical systems and patient records remained unaffected by the breach.

Why it matters: Healthcare IT teams and HR departments should review their third-party software inventory for similar vulnerabilities and assess exposure of employee and applicant data; this incident shows that even isolated breaches can affect organizational trust and regulatory reporting obligations.

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