It was not immediately clear if the information accessed in the breach last month had been ‘misused,’ gallery staff told its members Wednesday
The Art Gallery of Ontario told members Wednesday that an internal server had been breached by a third party last month, warning them that their personal information may have been accessed in the process.
The incident occurred between Sept. 9 and Sept. 18, and “impacted” files that had been saved to the AGO’s internal shared server over the past 12 months. It was not immediately clear if the information accessed by the third party had been “misused,” gallery staff said in an e-mail to members.
Asked about the extent of the breach, the AGO said that “the vast majority of customer data and credit card information” was not affected,” but that it was notifying “individuals who may have been impacted.” The gallery did not clarify whether staff, donor, or non-member visitor data had been affected.
The AGO is one of the largest art museums in North America. Though its most recent total membership numbers were not immediately clear, the gallery said in November, 2019 that more than 100,000 people had signed up for an annual-pass program that launched that year. Data breaches have become more common in recent years as hacking methods increase in sophistication; culture and entertainment organizations have been among the targets.Check your horoscope to learn how the stars align for you today.
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