Ransomware attack hits Canadian engineering company working on military bases, power plants

OTTAWA –

A Canadian engineering big whose work contains crucial navy, energy and transportation infrastructure throughout the nation has been hit with a ransomware assault.

The Department of National Defence says Black & McDonald reported the assault final month, however the firm has refused to publicly verify the incident.

The Defence Department and Ontario Power Generation, which additionally confirmed the assault, say there is no such thing as a proof that it compromised delicate or secret details about their websites and operations.

But cybersecurity knowledgeable Terry Cutler says the assault is worrying since any secret information held by Black & McDonald about its work with the navy and different purchasers may have been stolen.

The agency says it has delivered a wide range {of electrical} and mechanical engineering companies to federal, provincial and municipal utilities and departments lately.

It has supplied logistical and constructing help to Canadian navy bases, labored on nuclear energy crops and different energy stations and held contracts with the Toronto Transit Commission and Halifax airport.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 8, 2023.