Chilling Warning: a Cyberattack on a Water Treatment Plant in Quebec

Chilling warning: a cyberattack on a water treatment plant in Quebec

A cyberattack on a water treatment plant in Quebec serves as a warning. Tech analyst Carmi Levy on what is behind the attacks and how worried we should be.

Foreign cyberattackers targeting Quebec’s water systems

Montreal – U.S. water systems have been targeted in recent weeks by foreign hackers, putting critical infrastructure at risk. Hackers have also turned their attention to Quebec’s water plants, but the mayor of Saint-Noël says the community’s water quality wasn’t affected, nor were the hackers able to gain any sensitive information from citizens. An information security officer at the Department of National Defence says a pro-Russian group has cl…

Hackers are coming for Canada – are we ready?

Last month, hackers linked to a pro-Russian group posted a video showing them adjusting chlorine dosage settings at a drinking water plant in Saint-Noël, Quebec, a municipality of fewer than 400 residents. The plant switched into safe mode before the tampering reached the water supply.  It was not Quebec’s first such incident. The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) reported a separate breach at another Quebec water treatment plant last …