The Weather Network working on restoring service after cybersecurity incident

The Weather Network says it’s engaged on restoring performance to its app and web site have been after being impacted by a cybersecurity incident on Tuesday.

In a social media put up Wednesday, mum or dad firm Perlmorex Corp. confirmed that it was persevering with to be affected by a cybersecurity incident linked to a third-party software program supplier.

“Cyber security experts have been engaged and the investigation is ongoing,” the corporate mentioned. “Relevant authorities have been notified about the incident.”

As of Thursday night, The Weather Network’s app and web site weren’t functioning correctly. French-language model Méteomédia is impacted as effectively.

Perlmorex additionally operates Canada’s Alert Ready emergency warning system, however said it has not been affected. The firm provides that it has reported the incident to “relevant authorities.”

“We are working tirelessly to restore our notification functionality to you as soon as possible,” a Thursday assertion from the Weather Network mentioned. “Users can also expect to see a steady restoration of our other services and weather information over the next couple of days.”

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— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) September 13, 2023