HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - A town in Ontario's Muskoka region has shared more details about a cybersecurity incident earlier this month. 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. Denise Corry, the town's chief administrative officer, says an “unauthorized user” infiltrated the town's systems and data was compromised. It remains unclear if the compromised data includes personal information. Services...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The City of Hamilton says some services will resume as they begin the restoration and rebuilding process, after the ransomware attack that brought everything to a halt more than three weeks ago. On Wednesday, staff provided an update to council about the lengthy cyber security incident. READ MORE: City of Hamilton shifting to ‘recovery and […]
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Two refineries in Russia's Samara region were targeted in a near-simultaneous drone attack, according to regional governor, Dmitry Azarov, who indicated that there were no human casualties. One of the refineries is part of the oil processing plants owned by Rosneft Corporation. Early on the morning of 16 March, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struck two facilities in the Samara region of the Russian Federation, reported the news outlet Baza. The drone attack occurred around 06:00 local time. One...
The Qilin ransomware group has targeted The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerable. Spost on Qilin's dark web leak site claimed the gang has stolen 550 GB of confidential data from the periodical's parent company. in my article on the Hot for Security blog.