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#1 BleepingComputer general August 21, 2026 at 10:10 UTC

SickKids data breach exposes employee and job applicant info

By Ax Sharma

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Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) suffered a data breach exposing personal information of current and former employees and job applicants via a flaw in third-party software. Clinical systems and patient data were not affected. This is the second major cyber incident targeting SickKids, following a 2022 LockBit ransomware attack, making it a notable case study in repeated targeting of healthcare institutions through supply-chain software vulnerabilities.

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