City of Toronto Confirms Cyberattack on Some City Data

Canada’s largest city says it is investigating after some Toronto city data was hacked.

• “Today, the City of Toronto has confirmed that unauthorized access to City data did occur through a third party vendor,” a spokeswoman said by email
• Toronto officials first became aware of potential security breach on March 20
• The city is “actively investigating” the details of the files that were exposed
  • “The City of Toronto is committed to protecting the privacy and security of Torontonians whose information is in its care and control and successfully wards off cyber attacks on a daily basis,” spokesperson says

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