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    Fundraising by Jonathan Magee

    A massive thank you to Jonathan Magee who completed Hell & Back, Ireland’s Toughest Mental & Physical Endurance Challenge in aid of OGCancerNI.  Jonathan is…

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    Half Marathon by Louise Owens

    A huge thank you to Louise Owens, who completed the half marathon in Cardiff on behalf of OGCancerNI in memory of her late grandfather…

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    The Greatest Showman: Movie & Sing-Along

    We are excited to announce that Donaghadee Golf Club has adopted OGCancerNI as its charity of the year and are holding a fundraising evening…

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    GoFundMe – Team OGCancerNI!

    We are pleased to announce that we recently launched our GoFundMe team page. You can now sign up as a team member and start…

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    Eating well with swallowing difficulties in cancer

    University College Cork (UCC) and Breakthrough Cancer Research have released books entitled, ‘Eating Well with swallowing difficulties in cancer,’ and “Making the Most of…

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    Christmas Greetings

    It’s easy to get caught up in all the business of Christmas, but we would like to wish you a Peaceful Season full of…

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    How to swallow pills more easily

    How to swallow a pill A study by researchers from the University of Heidelberg in Germany may help people with pill swallowing difficulties. They…

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    Wellbeing Meeting – March 30th 2019

    We are pleased to announced our next Wellbeing meeting will take place on March 30th 2019 at 10:30AM at Beechlawn House Hotel, Dunmurry, Belfast.…

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    CCRCB Open Day 2019

    The Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) at QUB is holding a public Open Day as part of the Northern Ireland Science…

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    Men’s Health & Hobbies

    We were kindly invited to hold a stall at the Men’s Health and Hobbies Event in Crumlin Road Jail. The event was a great…

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    Oesophacycle 2019

    We are pleased to announce that we are back with this years Oesophacycle challenge. Professionally organised and supported this is an opportunity to experience…

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    Wellbeing Meeting 2019

    Beechlawn House Hotel – 10.30-12.30Time: 10.30 – 12.30Location: Beechlawn House Hotel, Dunmurry, BT17 9RR    Speaker: Dr Alyson WilliamsSpeaker:Dr Richard Turkington and Claire Harrison Alyson Williams is Team Lead Physiotherapist with…

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  • Information for Supporters

    OGCancerNI were unfortunately informed about a cyber incident involving Beacon, the third-party system that we use to help us manage our donors' and supporters' information. Beacon published its Final Cyber Security Incident Report on Thursday, 3rd September; for further information, see https://www.beaconcrm.org/incident-report.

    In August OGCancerNI reported this matter to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland as a serious incident. We're sorry this happened. We want to explain what we know and what it may mean for you.

    What Happened?

    Beacon informed its customers that an unauthorised third party had gained access to its systems and that data held within the system may have been accessed and copied. The incident occurred within Beacon's systems, and OGCancerNI itself was not individually targeted. Beacon CRM holds 1,500 charity accounts; all have been impacted.

    What information may have been involved?

    This information may include your name and personal contact details, donation information and information contained in records or attachments held within our Beacon database.

    Please note that we do not store any bank or payment details in Beacon, nor do we store any specific clinical information. However, we may record you as a patient or a volunteer.

    What has OGCancerNI done?

    The Trustees have been working to establish exactly what happened and the potential impact on the people whose information we hold.
    We have reviewed the information provided by Beacon and the Charity Commission, sought independent professional advice, and reported the incident to the appropriate authorities.

    We have engaged an appropriately qualified Data Protection practitioner and have assessed the potential risks and have taken immediate steps to prevent further unauthorised access.

    We are also reviewing our own procedures and our continued use of Beacon.

    What should you do?

    We recommend you remain alert to unexpected emails, text messages or phone calls.
    Do not click on unexpected links or provide personal information to anyone.

    If you receive a communication claiming to be from OGCancerNI and are unsure whether it is genuine, please get in touch with us directly using our usual contact details.

    At present, we are not aware of any evidence that your information has been used fraudulently.

    We understand this information may be concerning. OGCancerNI take the trust placed in us very seriously, and we are very sorry that information we hold about you may have been affected.

    If you have any questions or concerns about this incident or the information that OGCancerNI holds about you, please get in touch with us at [email protected] or by phone at 07568157450.

    We will continue to review the situation and will provide further information if anything significant changes.

    With best wishes

    The Trustees
    OGCancerN

    Read Beacon's final incident reportClose