2018-01-23
Thestar
Metrolinx targeted by North Korean cyberattack
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Metrolinx
#Metrolinx
- Reported: 2018-01
- Locations: Canada
- Motivations: #Espionage
- Sectors: #Transportation
Summary
Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack originating from the reclusive dictatorship of North Korea.
The provincially-owned transit agency that operates GO Transit and the Presto fare card system confirmed the attack Tuesday, after it was first reported by CTV News.
The agency detected the threat roughly a week ago, and believes that although the attack did breach a firewall, it infected a system that was not related to employee or customer data.