Over 7,000 patients in Saskatchewan had their intimate medical information breached by hackers, according to the province’s privacy watchdog.
In a report last week, the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner wrote that the breach was proactively disclosed to his office by Innomar, which operates four clinics and a pharmacy in the province — situated in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert.
According to Innomar, its parent company Cencora learned that data had been stolen from its system around February 2024, which it took steps to contain, and reported to provincial commissioner Ron Kruzeniski in May, 2024.
The information obtained by the hackers was extensive — names, addresses, birthdates, height, weight, phone number, email address, service locations, health conditions, prescription information, patient numbers, health insurance subscriber number, signature, lab results and medical history.
The breach did not affect the pharmacy in Saskatchewan, only the four clinics, which provide lab testing and blood work.