Hackers stole a lot of data, but representatives of the attacked organization are not very worried about this.
The well-known hacker group LockBit continues to raise concerns among cybersecurity experts due to the recent series of cyber attacks on important organizations, governments and businesses.
On Wednesday, the gang claimed responsibility for an attack on the Montreal Electricity Supply Commission (CSEM), a 100 — year-old municipal organization that manages the electrical infrastructure of the city of Montreal, Canada.
The organization confirmed the incident last Tuesday and said that on August 3, its computers were infected with a ransomware program, but the company refused to pay the ransom.
CSEM has contacted the national authorities and law enforcement agencies of Quebec, making every effort to restore their systems. According to the company itself, its IT infrastructure has already been fully restored.
LockBit hackers have already published some of the stolen data without receiving a cash ransom. CSEM representatives condemn this "illegal gesture", but assure the public that the disclosed data does not pose a serious risk to the safety of the public or the company's internal operations.
The incident completes a week of high-profile events and news related to the LockBit group, which is significantly ahead of all other ransomware groups in terms of the number of attacks.
Earlier this week , we reported on how the Spanish National Police warned the public about a wave of high-tech phishing attacks from LockBit targeting local architectural firms.
Despite the frenzied pace of attacks, experts are questioning the group's operational strength after the publication of a damning report from John DiMaggio, chief security strategist at Analyst1.
Due to infrastructure problems, the group has difficulty analyzing and publishing large amounts of stolen data, Dimaggio believes. LockBit actually presses victims for ransom, relying only on its reputation as the most active group of ransomware.
The well-known hacker group LockBit continues to raise concerns among cybersecurity experts due to the recent series of cyber attacks on important organizations, governments and businesses.
On Wednesday, the gang claimed responsibility for an attack on the Montreal Electricity Supply Commission (CSEM), a 100 — year-old municipal organization that manages the electrical infrastructure of the city of Montreal, Canada.
The organization confirmed the incident last Tuesday and said that on August 3, its computers were infected with a ransomware program, but the company refused to pay the ransom.
CSEM has contacted the national authorities and law enforcement agencies of Quebec, making every effort to restore their systems. According to the company itself, its IT infrastructure has already been fully restored.
LockBit hackers have already published some of the stolen data without receiving a cash ransom. CSEM representatives condemn this "illegal gesture", but assure the public that the disclosed data does not pose a serious risk to the safety of the public or the company's internal operations.
The incident completes a week of high-profile events and news related to the LockBit group, which is significantly ahead of all other ransomware groups in terms of the number of attacks.
Earlier this week , we reported on how the Spanish National Police warned the public about a wave of high-tech phishing attacks from LockBit targeting local architectural firms.
Despite the frenzied pace of attacks, experts are questioning the group's operational strength after the publication of a damning report from John DiMaggio, chief security strategist at Analyst1.
Due to infrastructure problems, the group has difficulty analyzing and publishing large amounts of stolen data, Dimaggio believes. LockBit actually presses victims for ransom, relying only on its reputation as the most active group of ransomware.
