Ransomware attack disrupts council services in Hamilton, Canada
The city of Hamilton in Canada was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted municipal services. On 6 March the recovery timetable remained uncertain, and on 4 April plans to resume automatic tax payments were announced.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Hamilton
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Municipal services disrupted and automatic tax payments suspended
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Canada
Timeline
- The city of Hamilton said it could not say when recovery would be complete following the ransomware attack.
- Plans to resume automatic tax payments, suspended after the cyber-attack, were announced.
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Impact: Paralysed council services, disrupted overtime pay, and incident-related costs of 7.4 million Canadian dollars
The City of Hamilton, Canada, was hit by a ransomware attack in February 2024 that paralysed council services and disrupted overtime pay for employees. The city decided not to pay the ransom, and incident-related costs reached 7.4 million Canadian dollars by August 2024. It later emerged that the city had known about serious cyber security weaknesses for years before the attack.
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