LCBO investigating ‘cybersecurity incident,’ knocking out website and mobile app
By The Canadian Press on January 11, 2023.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says a “cybersecurity incident” has knocked out its website and mobile app. The LCBO posted a brief statement to its social media pages Tuesday night saying a “full investigation” was underway. The provincial Crown corporation says its website and mobile app are unavailable, but in-store service is unaffected. The latest incident comes as Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children continues to recover from a December ransomware attack, with the hospital saying it had restored about 80 per cent of its priority systems as of last week. A notorious ransomware group later apologized for that attack, claiming it was carried out by one of its partners. Ontario’s Cybersecurity Expert Panel concluded in a September report that the broader public-services sector needed more work to achieve “cyber maturity.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 11, 2023. 8-7
