Ontario transit agency Metrolinx targeted by North Korean cyberattack
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Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack from North Korea. It says no personal information was compromised and the systems that run its trains and buses were not affected. (The Canadian Press)
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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.”
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2018-01-24 18:00:37
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