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Hackers Leak More Troubling Data for Local Ontario Government
What was already considered a massive data breach for the Durham Regional government, has turned into an even bigger series of unfortunate events as hackers have leaked even more troubling stolen data.
Local Canadian Govt Accrues $667,000 in Costs After Ransomware
Although a ransom was not paid, city officials in Woodstock, ON have disclosed that they have spent $667,627 to resolve a ransomware attack from earlier this year.
$7-$10K Ransom Request Refused by Municipal Ontario Government
On June 30th, hackers exploited a network vulnerability to access the government’s system infecting it with ransomware that cut off access to vital services. While many services were restored within days, government employees still cannot access their email accounts. Officials are refusing to pay the $7,000 to $10,000 ransom payment, and they are attempting to restore services using other measures
BEC Phishing Scam Tricks City into Transferring $530K
A recent email phishing attack was deployed against the City of Burlington, where hackers were able to successfully trick staff members into thinking that they were dealing with established city vendors. By not cluing in on time, the city sent $503,000 to a falsified bank account. The government is now working on updating and implementing new protocols to prevent incidents like this from happening in the future.