Yellow Pages Canada has confirmed that it has been
hacked
.
The Black Basta ransomware group has taken credit for the attack.
he ransomware group has stolen data such as:
-
- passports,
- driver licenses,
- Tax documents,
- Social Insurance Number,
- Sales and purchase agreements,
- financial information, etc.
- According to researchers, the cyber attack occurred on or after March 15, 2023.
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As soon as the company became aware of the attack, it immediately commenced a thorough investigation into this issue with the assistance of external cyber security experts to
contain the incident.
Last year, Black Basta
hacked
Canadian food retail giant Sobeys. The breach shut down the company's point-of-sale infrastructure, rendering it unable to complete transactions.