Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-11-15 00:00:00
Affected organization: City of Saint John
Affected country: Canada
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The City of Saint John has been hit by a cyberattack that has crippled its entire IT municipal infrastructure. It is believed that the attack has been carried out by a ransomware gang.