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The Egregor ransomware operation has breached Metro Vancouver’s transportation agency TransLink with the cyberattack causing disruptions in services and payment systems.
On December 1st, TransLink's announced that they were having issues with their information technology systems that affected phones, online services, and the ability to pay for fares using a credit card or debit card. All transit services were unaffected by the IT problems.
After restoring the payment systems, TransLink issued a statement disclosing that a ransomware attack caused the IT problems.
"We are now in a position to confirm that TransLink was the target of a ransomware attack on some of our IT infrastructure. This attack includes communications to TransLink through a printed message," TransLink disclosed in a statement.
Metro Vancouver's transit system hit by Egregor ransomware
The Egregor ransomware operation has breached Metro Vancouver's transportation agency TransLink with the cyberattack causing disruptions in services and payment systems.
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