Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-01-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: Undisclosed Canadian insurance company
Affected country: Canada
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A Canadian insurance company paid nearly $1 million USD (about $1.3 million CAD) following a ransomware attack.