Ransomware
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More than 325K patient files stolen in cyberattack on 5 southwestern Ontario hospitalsNearly six months after a ransomware attack that impacted five hospital networks in southwestern Ontario, officials are outlining the extent of the impact on patients.CanadaApr 3
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Town of Huntsville confirms it was hit by ransomware attackThe Town of Huntsville says it was hit on March 10 by a ransomware attack, in which vital digital information is held hostage for payment.CanadaMar 27
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Toronto Zoo hit by ransomware attackToronto Zoo said the cyber attack was detected on Friday and 'immediate' steps were taken to investigate and resolve the situation.CrimeJan 8
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Canadian firms paying ‘significantly’ more in ransomware attacks: dataCanadian 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.TechDec 7, 2023
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Toronto Public Library systems to remain down until 2024 following cyberattackThe 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.CanadaNov 24, 2023
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China’s ICBC reports ransomware attack, disrupts some U.S. tradesICBC Financial Services said a ransomware attack resulted in disruption to certain systems and it was conducting an investigation and "progressing its recovery efforts."ConsumerNov 9, 2023
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Ontario hospitals say data has been published following ransomware attackFive 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.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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Cybersecurity training, research centre opens at University of CalgaryA new centre designed to research and train to defend against cybercrimes has been opened at the University of Calgary.CrimeOct 10, 2023
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Thousands of banking records exposed after Alberta dental benefits administrator hackedThe 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.CanadaAug 10, 2023
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Ransomware attacks becoming common, more sophisticated in Canada: agencyIndigo, Sobeys, Suncor Energy Inc. and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children have all been victims of ransomware attacks over the last year.CanadaJul 19, 2023
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