City of Hamilton says it refused to pay ransom to criminals behind cyberattack
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- The City of Hamilton is adamant that it has not paid a ransom to the criminals responsible for an ongoing ransomware attack against the city.
The breach that knocked out several online services was initially discovered on Feb. 25 and has since been confirmed by the city as a ransomware attack.
Mayor Andrea Horwath could not disclose the exact amount of money requested, but says it was a “whole hell of a lot of money.”
“We can’t be very specific because we don’t want to be putting the city in a position where the bad actors that we’re dealing with… get information that would then put us at further risk,” Horwath said during a press conference Friday.
“It was a huge ask.”
City officials also reiterated that residents’ personal information has not been compromised.
“All evidence at this point, and based on what our cyber experts are telling us, is that while it’s encrypted it hasn’t been removed from the organization, it hasn’t been taken and therefore it hasn’t been compromised,” said City Manager Marnie Cluckie.
The city says it continues to recover from the attack, with the focus now turning to rebuilding IT systems.
“We’ve successfully contained the breach and now rebuilding and restoring our IT systems is where we’re at,” Horwath said.
Officials also provided an update for city workers, saying a delay in overtime pay will be rectified at the beginning of the next pay cycle later this month.
Some workers, such as paramedics, had not received overtime pay because the city says it wasn’t able to access systems needed to provide the pay due to the ransomware attack.
Hamilton Police Deputy Chief Ryan Diodati confirmed the force launched a criminal investigation into the matter on Mar. 1.
“These are sophisticated criminals,” Diodati said.
“These types of investigations are quite complex. We continue to gather the evidence and we will continue to follow that evidence.”
The city says there’s no information on where the cybercriminals are working from, and there is still no indication of how long it will take for Hamilton City Hall to get back to normal.
Good for the city for contracting with professionals instead of trying to fix it themselves. Transparency could have been better, but I'm hopeful that they can learn from this.
DEI(groups that hate the nation) and IT(access to all telecommunications) equals HACKING ON DAILY BASIS. How much more transparent can this conspiracy be?
Hamilton, where is your cyber security?
They barely have a city, never mind security 😂. Its been a dump for over 40 years!
Hamilton is New India so their cyber security is a bunch of gift card scammers.
@@OGUA-camEnjoyer unfortunately
No system is 100% secure from being hacked
Thank you, Hamilton’s Mayor, for not rewarding criminals.🇨🇦
Hamilton doesn't help homeless or new tiny homes rather see homeless grow then allow tiny homes in Hamilton leaving many new tiny home buyers ending up in streets.
I'd rather money spent on migrants was used for the homeless citizens first.
Horvath is INCOMPENTANT
I'd look into the company who was awarded the contract to fix it. I bet Horwath knows the owner
The WEF warned us they were going to attack the internet
DEI and IT equals HACKING ON DAILY BASIS. Wonder why?
Our own governments are doing it
And just what part of the WEF isn't on the payroll with the billionare bot net?
You hired them and gave them access to everything..
Hamilton will be trying to collect money that you already paid
What’s the story?
Why did it happen?
Don't pay them ONE DIME
Hammer is a broke crackhead city without any funds
Hamilton staff be clicking those temu cha ching email linkz
do they have a name, off shore bad actors.
How do we know that the professionals the city has contracted with, are not the criminals receiving their ransom via contract ? At some point the tax payers have to trust the mayor. I am not there yet.
So glad I don't have to listen to this mpron at Queens park anymore
Agreed. Miss I complain no matter what happens.
Lol. It happened under her watch. Its her fault!
Not that it's a surprise!!
Dear Hamltion Both of these ladies doesn’t know what they are saying
Omg this is the first time I have seen her do mayor stuff. What is she doing for Hamilton. Its a mess.
I CALL BS
Impact on the damage that could be done by cyber criminals. Needs to be treated with the strictest laws possible. Making laws cyber attacks can cost lives which is murder.
Here we go just like the WEF said .
I heard the actual Ransome demands were to start fixing the roads in hamilton...
There is indeed a very high price to pay for DEI policy hiring practices.
We did not have this problem prior to the 1967 Immigration Act.
she cant tell us what the ransom amount is because its information that could help them? She does realize the hackers know what the dollar amount is right? they set it afterall lmao
They don’t say how much because they will probably eventually pay but don’t want to get tricked and pay some other hackers by mistake.
They can't pay.
Telling the public the amount doesn't matter.
@@bmir89 Most companies that are blackmailed i heard of do eventually pay
@coolbuddydude1
For sure, I agree.
And while a city does essentially operate as a company, the difference is it that it's not a private entity. It's a publicly funded enterprise.
It makes things more complicated, especially since most generalistic views regarding the public service, is that - they essentially have an unlimited amount of funds. Which is untrue.
If they paid whoever off, all it would do is cost the taxpayers - while simultaneously encouraging the party responsible, to keep pursuing this endeavor (as well as showing people it can be done, which could lead to more incidents in this nature) - since it was successful.
There's also no guarantee that if they pay - that whoever is holding them hostage, will release them (so to speak). They could just keep demanding more and more... it's basically making a deal with the devil.
Damn those Russian hackers attacking Hamilton.
BS
Add Palestinians too now
Turn the TV off and do some thinking for yourself instead of being told what to think STILL
No idea who....In a recovery stage.......Ahh yes Good thing we dont have IT experts that took 3 years of computers to have Canadian stats......
Neighbors who live above me cyber terrorize my suite n network. How to deal with it?
Its not cyber criminals...it was the WEF!
Hamilton doesnt have any money 😢
Their lieing,,,truth be told....
Why hamelton of all places
They waste most of tax dollars among all cities on irrelevant expenses
@@deepbrit ah i see thanks for enlightening me
@@marabanrion Sad part is most of us ignore this abuse of tax dollars while tyrant politicians from third world use same cheap vote buying tactics here
Why Hamilton ? Just look at the mayor
@@tonydamiani7353 sorry I am not up to date on whats going on in Hamilton I live in newfoundland so ....
Interesting BUT FAIL to understand why she can not just state the amount?
There is ZERO reason.
CRIMINAL #1 "Well we can't take Hamiliton for ransom" Criminal #2 "Why" Criminal #1 "Well because they wouldn't tell us how much the last group tried for, and if they can't release that info, then we can't ask for it either" C#2 "Just make up a #" C#1 "Can't it's in the rule book"
Any gov or business should, every night, put the day's data on a backup. Plug in backup, backup everything unplug backup. Now it's safe. Plug unplug data cable, not power cable.
Time Hamilton get new mayor now
There will be consequences to not paying the ransom right? Im sure it wasnt...."pay this and we will restore your service", rather pay this because "we have collected vital information in your servers that will be used against you, and your citizens"
ndp sucks
Might came again from India!
So you are telling me they did get the money. 😊
No doubt she knows and is not willing to give information that may later incriminate her. Im sure money is going in her pocket onw way or another.
You can learn a lesson Trudeau
Told the truth and didn’t try to hide
No problem just call the I t people from arrivecan
a lot of this stuff comes from over seas there are youtube channels that deal strictly in outing these people and they are slick man slick
The Palestinians will be upset and cause more disruptions
Talk to Singhs buddy Swab
Andrea WAT A JOKE
Cyber criminals are sophisticated which is quite the contrast to your socialist Marxist mayor😂
Funny how you don't here ward 2 councilor chirping about how much of the city budget go,s tawords policeing and now that it effects the city as a whole he has nothing to say and of course her worship mayor Horwath who in her own words is dismayed when someone is killed a block from city hall and now as the city is being held at Ransom to this ciber breach she sticks her face in front of the camera which is the norm when she is selling her image when not dismayed buy what is happening outside her office or a block away so when are we going to here from anti police ward 2 councilor on the shooting and ciber attack oh wait let me guess he is too busy being dismayed buy what is happening like the mayor