Cyberattack on Canada's London Public Library halts services, exposes staff data
London Public Library in Ontario, Canada suffered a major system outage due to a cyberattack and suspended most of its technology services. Access to its website and public computers was restricted, and some branches were closed. It was later confirmed that the hackers had obtained staff personal information.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- London Public Library
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Staff personal information exposed; most technology services suspended and some branches closed
- Cause / method
- Cyberattack
- Location
- Canada
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Timeline
- The library's major system outage was confirmed to have been caused by a cyberattack.
- Most technology services were suspended, followed by restricted access to the website and public computers and the closure of some branches.
- It was confirmed that hackers had obtained library staff personal information.
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