CTV reports:
A group of southwestern Ontario hospitals is facing a potential $480-million class action lawsuit after at least 270,000 patients in the region had their data breached and reportedly sold by hackers on the dark web.
The breach, first detected on Oct. 23, targeted Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, Windsor Regional Hospital, and TransForm Shared Service Organization, which operates technology systems for the hospitals.
The lawsuit was launched by a patient of Bluewater Health but is being filed on behalf of all Ontario residents who were or are patients of any of the five hospitals.
Read more at CTV.
