Metrolinx targeted by North Korean cyberattack
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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.
“At no time was customer private information compromised — so that’s very good news — nor were any of our safety systems,” said Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins.
“We responded to it very quickly.”
As part of a joint security operation with the province, Metrolinx employs a team of “ethical hackers” whose job it is to detect and trace cyber threats. The team traced the attack to a source in North Korea, but believes the attack was routed through Russia.
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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.
“At no time was customer private information compromised — so that’s very good news — nor were any of our safety systems,” said Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins.
“We responded to it very quickly.”
As part of a joint security operation with the province, Metrolinx employs a team of “ethical hackers” whose job it is to detect and trace cyber threats. The team traced the attack to a source in North Korea, but believes the attack was routed through Russia.
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