N.L. health-care cyberattack forces mass appointment cancellations; Eastern Health hit

A cyberattack detected Oct. 30, 2021 on Newfoundland and Labrador’s health IT systems caused widespread outages and led to the cancellation of thousands of appointments, including chemotherapy. Officials later attributed the incident to Hive ransomware and confirmed intruders accessed patient and employee data. Eastern Health was among the most affected authorities, evidencing material service disruption.