{
  "id": 3039907,
  "title": "Canadian SickKids hospital hit again by cyberattacks, more data stolen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/canadian-sickkids-hospital-hit-again-by-cyberattacks-more-data-stolen",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/canadian-sickkids-hospital-hit-again-by-cyberattacks-more-data-stolen"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hospital for Sick Children, a prominent pediatric hospital in Canada, experienced a cyberattack that compromised parts of its website and resulted in the exposure of personal information of some former and current employees, as well as job applicants. The hospital announced that a third-party software vulnerability was exploited by the unnamed attackers, but clinical systems and patient records remained unaffected, ensuring that patient care continued without disruption. Those affected by the breach were offered free credit monitoring and identity protection services for 24 months. This is not the first time SickKids has faced a cyberattack; in late 2022 and early 2023, the hospital was targeted by LockBit ransomware, which demanded payment in exchange for decrypting stolen data. While LockBit later provided the decryptor for free and did not disclose any stolen data, double extortion attacks, where data is both encrypted and exfiltrated, have become more common. The LockBit group was notably active and dangerous in 2022, but suffered significant disruption through Operation Cronos in early 2024. Despite this setback, LockBit appears to be regaining strength, with reports of a new threat variant, LockBit 5.0, emerging in late 2025.",
  "summary": "Patient care has continued as usual following cyberattack.",
  "key_points": [
    "Canadian hospital SickKids suffers third cyberattack, exposing employee data",
    "Attackers exploited third-party software vulnerability, clinical systems unaffected",
    "Former/current employees and job applicants impacted, offered 24-month credit monitoring"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}