Entire Canadian town hit by ransomware attack

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St Marys has received a ransom demand but has not paid anything so far
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St Marys has received a ransom demand but has not paid anything so far

St Marys in Ontario has a population of about 7,000 - and is the latest port of call for the LockBit ransomware

The town of St. Marys, Ontario, Canada, has been investigating a security incident that locked its internal server and encrypted data. The town's IT systems were infected with LockBit ransomware...

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