September 8, 2022
Cyber incident overview
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Cyber attacks statistics
By month
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By industry
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Notes
- The statistics are based on the known incidents listed here.
- Since only some of the cases become known, the evaluations are not representative.
- Industries where incidents are immediately visible due to public access (e.g. healthcare) are more represented than others.
- An incident may be assigned to multiple countries or industries. Also, a country cannot always be assigned. So the totals shown on the charts may be different.
- The graphics may be reused according to the license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (attribution: KonBriefing.com).
Details, examples and sources

Ransomware at an art center in Canada
Confederation Centre of the Arts - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/investigatio...

Cyber attack on the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Global Affairs Canada - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/global-a...

Unauthorized access at a healthcare provider in Ontario, Canada
Scarborough Health Network (SHN) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
https://www.shn.ca/publicnotice/


Data of a US donation service leaked
GiveSendGo
Data has been released from donors who supported the protesting Canadian truckers.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/ottawa...

Ransomware at a technology company in Canada
Panasonic Canada Inc. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/11/panaso...


More data of a US donation service leaked
GiveSendGo
Also, this data was apparently released in connection with protests by Canadian truckers against COVID measures.
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/14/freedo...

Cyber attack on a packaging manufacturer in Canada
Winpak - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/...

Cyber attack on an aluminum manufacturing company in Canada
Aluminerie Alouette - Sept-Îles, Québec, Canada
https://www.alouette.com/medias/nouvelle...

Cyber attack on an aerospace manufacturer in Canada
IMP Group - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada...

Cyber attack on a digital newspaper provider
PressReader - Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
https://about.pressreader.com/

Cyberattack on a government research organization in Canada
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/c...

Cyber attack on the city of Banff, Canada
Town of Banff - Banff, Alberta, Canada
The town of Banff is located in the province of Alberta, 140 km west of Calgary and has just under 8000 inhabitants.
https://www.rmotoday.com/banff/town-of-b...

Cyber attack on a county administration in Canada
Elgin County - St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022...

Canadian airline affected by cyber attack
Sunwing Airlines - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
According to the press, there was a cyber attack on an external IT service provider. Thousands of passengers are stuck.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sunwing...

Cyberattack on a college in Canada
Collège Montmorency - Laval, Québec, Canada
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2022-...

Ransomware at a Canadian air combat training company
Top Aces Inc. - Montreal, Québec, Canada
https://therecord.media/top-aces-ransomw...

Cyberattack on a school division in Regina, Canada
Regina Public School Division (RPSD) - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
https://twitter.com/RegPublicSchool/stat...

Unauthorized access at a Canadian avionics manufacturer
CMC Electronic - Montreal, Québec, Canada
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/ca...

Cyberattack on the National Library of Québec, Canada
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) - Montreal, Québec, Canada
https://www.facebook.com/banqweb20/

Unauthorized access at an IT service provider for credit unions in Canada
Celero Solutions - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/...

Cyber attack on a university in Ontario, Canada
University of Windsor - Windsor, Ontario, Canada
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windso...
Industries
Industry | May contain |
---|---|
Aerospace & Defense | |
Art | Museums, artists |
Education | Schools, secondary schools, high schools, vocational training, vocational schools, community colleges |
Finance | Banks, crypto platforms, insurance companies, insurance brokers |
Government | National and state government, government authorities |
Healthcare | Medical practices, outpatient facilities, hospitals, health authorities |
IT | Managed Service Provider (MSP), Data Centers, Software Companies |
Media | Television stations, radio stations, publishing houses, newspapers |
Military | Army, Air Force, Navy |
Production | |
Public sector | Authorities, government offices, city halls, municipal administrations, local and regional governments, school boards |
Research | |
Technology | |
Transportation | Mass transit, public transport, railroads, air transport, airlines, airports, shipping companies, ports, logistics, forwarding agencies |
Universities | Universities, colleges, universities of applied sciences, institutes |
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