BORN Ontario Cybersecurity Incident
September 25, 2023
BORN
Ontario is a prescribed perinatal and child registry that is funded by the
province’s Ministry of Health. BORN Ontario was the victim of a cybersecurity
incident earlier this year and your information may have been impacted. The
incident was caused by a vulnerability in the file transfer software BORN
Ontario utilized, called MOVEit.
We are
among the many Ontario healthcare providers that share personal health
information with BORN Ontario related to pregnancy, birth and newborn care –
important healthcare encounters that can affect lifelong health. BORN collects
data from healthcare providers pursuant to the authority afforded to it in the
Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). BORN Ontario uses this
information to identify immediate care gaps affecting individuals, link
information to appropriate care providers, perform health system quality
assurance, and analyze data for emerging trends.
For
specific details about the incident, and to find out if your or someone in your
family’s information may have been impacted, please visit the BORN Ontario
website www.bornincident.ca