{"id":659,"date":"2020-01-10T01:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T01:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=659"},"modified":"2020-01-10T01:40:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T01:40:29","slug":"lifelabs-data-breach-the-largest-ever-in-canada-may-cost-the-company-over-1-billion-in-class-action-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/10\/lifelabs-data-breach-the-largest-ever-in-canada-may-cost-the-company-over-1-billion-in-class-action-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifelabs Data Breach, the Largest Ever in Canada, May Cost the Company Over $1 Billion in Class-Action Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cpomagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/lifelabs-data-breach-the-largest-ever-in-canada-may-cost-the-company-over-1-billion-in-class-action-lawsuit_1500.jpg\" class=\"iii-article-image\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0; max-width: 250px; max-height: 150px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"iii-article-excerpt\">\n  An October hack of medical testing company LifeLabs exposed the sensitive personal information of an estimated 15 million Canadians. 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