Ransomware

• More than 325K patient files stolen in cyberattack on 5 southwestern Ontario hospitals

  Nearly six months after a ransomware attack that impacted five hospital networks in southwestern Ontario, officials are outlining the extent of the impact on patients.

  Canada

  Apr 3
  
• Town of Huntsville confirms it was hit by ransomware attack

  The Town of Huntsville says it was hit on March 10 by a ransomware attack, in which vital digital information is held hostage for payment.

  Canada

  Mar 27
  
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• Toronto Zoo hit by ransomware attack

  Toronto Zoo said the cyber attack was detected on Friday and 'immediate' steps were taken to investigate and resolve the situation.

  Crime

  Jan 8
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• Canadian firms paying ‘significantly’ more in ransomware attacks: data

  Canadian companies are paying more than $1 million on average to ransomware attacks, a report finds. That's a 150 per cent increase in two years.

  Tech

  Dec 7, 2023
• Toronto Public Library systems to remain down until 2024 following cyberattack

  The Toronto Public Library calls the outage lengthy but says the timeframe for bringing the system back is "aggressive" given the complex nature of the job.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2023
• China’s ICBC reports ransomware attack, disrupts some U.S. trades

  ICBC Financial Services said a ransomware attack resulted in disruption to certain systems and it was conducting an investigation and "progressing its recovery efforts."

  Consumer

  Nov 9, 2023
• Ontario hospitals say data has been published following ransomware attack

  Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, say data in connection to the cyber attack has been published.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2023
• Cybersecurity training, research centre opens at University of Calgary

  A new centre designed to research and train to defend against cybercrimes has been opened at the University of Calgary.

  Crime

  Oct 10, 2023
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• Thousands of banking records exposed after Alberta dental benefits administrator hacked

  The Alberta Dental Service Corporation was hacked between May 7 and July 9. The hackers communicated that they were holding data ransom and demanded cryptocurrency in payment.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2023
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• Ransomware attacks becoming common, more sophisticated in Canada: agency

  Indigo, Sobeys, Suncor Energy Inc. and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children have all been victims of ransomware attacks over the last year.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2023