Company behind Whitby, Ont. spa reports data breach for some customers | 24CA News
A Quebec-based spa with a location in Whitby, Ont., says a information breach might have impacted prospects who purchased present certificates.
The firm, Groupe Nordik, runs an area in Whitby referred to as Thermëa spa village, situated on Cochrane Street.
In an announcement despatched to Global News, Groupe Nordik mentioned it had reached out to all prospects that might have been impacted by the info breach.
“It is unfortunate that data breaches are so commonplace today,” the assertion learn.
“Groupe Nordik became aware of suspicious activity on our gift certificate system in late February and immediately shut down the system to investigate with a best-in-class third-party cyber security firm.”
It mentioned it had enhanced safety for the reason that incident.
At the top of 2022, in a separate incident, dozens of visitors at Whitby’s Thermëa spa village sued the corporate, alleging they skilled well being issues following visits to the brand new facility the place staph micro organism was present in a saltwater pool.
Groupe Nordik additionally runs spas in Quebec and Manitoba.
— With recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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