Over 11K residents’ info included in billing data leak

HALDIMAND—Approximately 11,300 residents in Haldimand were recently impacted by a data leak that took place at Util-Assist, a third-party vendor used by Haldimand County to process some customer’s personal information on their behalf for water and wastewater billing. According to a County letter sent to impacted residents, the breach was first discovered on July 11, 2025. “Util-Assist discovered unauthorized access…