Perinatal and Child Registry Data Breach Affects Health Info of 3 Million Ontarians

Perinatal and Child Registry Data Breach Affects Health Info of 3 Million Ontarians
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., on Dec. 19, 2012. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
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An Ontario agency that collects data on pregnancies and births in the province says a cybersecurity breach earlier this year resulted in a leak of personal health information of approximately 3.4 million people.

The Better Outcomes Registry and Network Ontario said Monday that the breach in May resulted in information leaked largely regarding approximately 1.4 million people seeking pregnancy care and 1.9 million newborns born in the province.