Quebec government says data not compromised after websites hit by cyberattack
The Quebec government has been hit with a denial-of-service style cyberattack allegedly carried out by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName, with some government-linked websites down as a result.
Eric Caire, the province's cybersecurity minister, told reporters today the websites hit include the province's Treasury Board, the Quebec securities regulator, the Economy Department and Investissement Quebec, a provincially run investment fund.
Caire attributed the attack to NoName but said there's nothing to indicate personal data was compromised.
The province's Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Department says in a statement the attack took place between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning and certain websites could be down temporarily.
A denial-of-service attack occurs when attackers flood an internet server with traffic and overwhelm it, triggering a crash.
The hacker group, which has reportedly acted before on Moscow's orders, has taken part in a slew of cyberattacks on the United States and its allies in the past and claimed responsibility for an attack on Hydro-Quebec's website and mobile app in April.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Sept. 13, 2023.
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