LCBO investigating ‘cybersecurity incident,’ knocking out website and mobile app | 24CA News
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says a “cybersecurity incident” has knocked out its web site and cell app.
The LCBO posted a short assertion to its social media pages Tuesday evening saying a “full investigation” was underway.
The provincial Crown company says its web site and cell app are unavailable, however in-store service is unaffected.
The newest incident comes as Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children continues to get better from a December ransomware assault, with the hospital saying it had restored about 80 per cent of its precedence techniques as of final week.
A infamous ransomware group later apologized for that assault, claiming it was carried out by certainly one of its companions.
Ontario’s Cybersecurity Expert Panel concluded in a September report that the broader public-services sector wanted extra work to attain “cyber maturity.”
