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Candy Maker Hit By Ransomware During Halloween Rush

The troubling trend of threat actors targeting organizations during their busiest times of the year continues as hackers victimized the Ferrara Candy Company just one week away from Halloween. Ferrara’s IT systems have been encrypted with ransomware as they now struggle to fill their customers’ orders.

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Ransomware Attack On Ottawa Clinic Disrupts Patient Care

Ottawa’s Rideau Valley Health Centre has been left without the ability to schedule appointments as their IT systems were severely affected by a recent cyber attack. Patients of the clinic are growing increasingly frustrated as staff are experiencing technical difficulties answering calls and accessing patients’ records.

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Ontario Hospital Resumes Emergency Services After ‘Cyber Incident’

Last Friday, the Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) reopened the doors to their emergency department following a “cyber incident” from earlier in the week. Ongoing IT issues have kept the hospital in “Code Grey,” meaning they are without essential services but thanks to support from local hospital partners, KDH was able to resume their emergency care.

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Global Medical Manufacturer’s IT Systems Down After 2nd Consecutive Ransomware Attack

For the second time in consecutive months, global manufacturing company Olympus Corporation, has been victimized by a ransomware attack. While the medical equipment manufacturer was still recovering after ransomware shut down systems in their Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, Olympus was again forced to do the same to their US, Canada, and Latin America IT systems.

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Twin Ransomware Attacks Halt Business For Agriculture Industry

After double hacking breaches were reported in the healthcare industry earlier this week, another pair of cyber attacks were reported in the agricultural industry. New Cooperative and Crystal Valley Cooperative were both hit by ransomware attacks days apart. While the incidents have caused the two companies’ systems to be shut down, there could be even more significant disruptions to the US’s food supply chain.

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Non-Profit IT Systems Paralyzed for 6 Weeks In Ransomware Attack

A Manitoba based Not-For-Profit organization, Southern First Nations Network of Care, is in the process of recovering after a ransomware attack left them without access to their internal IT systems for over six weeks. The organization provides an internal IT network to eight child welfare agencies meaning all parties were affected and without correspondence. Data across the network includes emails regarding foster cases and tracking financial information. The attack was carried out in late November and took until January to get their systems back up and running.

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Malware Disables Canadian College’s IT Systems

A recent malware attack left Confederation College without many IT services including email and is encouraging anyone with a school email address to reset their passwords. The college’s internal IT department is now working with a third party cyber security expert to investigate a forensic investigation to fully determine whether or not any personal data was compromised and taken from their servers.

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Nunavut Government Services Impacted By Ransomware

The Government of Nunavut is the latest victim in a string of similar ransomware attacks that seems to be targeting North American governments. The Nunavut government has been unable to provide standard services after the ransomware attack crippled their IT network. According to reports, the comprehensive attack has disabled medical services, family and educational offerings, the local finance department and the territory’s legal system.

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Ransomware Leaves Mitsubishi Aerospace Without Internet and Network Access

“Your network has been penetrated. You will receive a BTC address for payment.” This was the daunting message notifying the employees at Mitsubishi Canada Aerospace after a ransomware attack took hold of their network. Reports state that the company’s manufacturing capabilities are unaffected thus far, however, the company’s facilities have been without internet service since the attack.

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Small Risk, High Costs After Ransomware hits CIRA Parking Garage

A ransomware attack was able to penetrate the system of the CIRA parking garage, allowing anyone to enter without security clearance and to essentially park for free. The attack lasted two days as systems were without backups and the entire system had to be restored. Operated by a private company, Precise ParkLink, CIRA said they have no knowledge of the cyber security measures at the parking company. Because the systems are not connected, the ransomware did not affect any of CIRA’s systems.

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