Lareau insurance brokers hit by ransomware
The day after Québec’s Fête nationale, a criminal group claimed an attack against Lareau courtiers d’assurances. Security experts worry that this attack could be used to target other Québec companies.
Ransomware
Ransomware attacks and the criminal groups targeting Québec and Canada. · 9 articles
Cyberattack against Groupe Filgo-Sonic
A new ransomware group has targeted petroleum products distributor Filgo-Sonic. The company shut down some of its IT systems, but deliveries to customers continued.
Arrest of individuals linked to the Cl0p group
This morning, Ukrainian police arrested six individuals linked to the Cl0p ransomware group. Authorities announced that they carried out 21 searches of homes and cars belonging to the suspects in the Kyiv region. Computer equipment, cars and nearly 5 million hryvnias (about CA$225,000) were seized.
Boutin transport company hit by a cyberattack
Transport company Boutin Express was targeted by ransomware. The company shut down all of its IT systems, but has managed to continue operating.
Triple extortion
Since the threat of leaking stolen documents is not enough in their eyes, some ransomware groups have added denial of service to their arsenal. A Québec City company just learned this the hard way. The Avaddon group recently claimed an attack against this software development company.
Cybersecurity incident at the Regional Municipality of Durham
The Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario was the target of a cyber criminal group. The systems have been secured, but the extent of the data breach is still unknown. The Corporate Communications service confirmed that they “recently became aware of a cybersecurity incident related to software provided by a third-party service provider.”
Dorval company targeted by the Conti group
Faxinating Solutions, a Québec company specializing in electronic data interchange (EDI), was targeted by a cybercriminal group. On March 16, the Conti group published confidential documents, which it claims to have stolen from the company, on its site hosted on the “dark web.”
A company specializing in geomatics becomes a ransomware target
Brossard-based company Consortech was the target of a cyberattack in early March. They quickly recovered their data. However, they had to face the threat of seeing it released publicly. The disappearance of information about Consortech from the hackers’ site suggests that they got what they wanted.
Montmagny recovers from a NetWalker group attack
The recently dismantled NetWalker ransomware platform was responsible for the cyberattack that paralyzed the servers of the City of Montmagny last January.