Canada

A medical supplies vendor, contracted by Ontario’s taxpayer-funded home care agency, paid out a ransom demand last year, after its systems were accessed and data belonging to as many as 200,000 patients was locked, according to an Ontario government agency report. In April 2025, servers belonging to Ontario Medical Supply — which works with Crown agency Ontario Health atHome to deliver equipment to homecare patients — were locked after a ransomware attack.A ransomware attack generally takes place when a malicious actor enters a system, stealing its files and locking them. A ransom is then demanded for the company to get…

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