Not even Christmas Day is sacred to hackers, as the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) has revealed that it was hit by a cyberattack during the holiday.
According to the Crown corporation, the cyber incident occurred exactly on December 25. SLGA also said that it committed to its data safety plan the moment it detected the incident by disabling certain computer systems and applications, and that it retained independent cybersecurity experts to help in the containment and investigation of the cyberattack.
SLGA has also offered assurances that the cyber incident has not led to any misuse of any personal information, for now.
“At the present time, SLGA does not have any evidence that the security of any customer, employee or other personal data has been misused,” said Saskatchewan Government director of media relations Matthew Glover in a statement.
The SLGA will restore the affected systems back online once the cybersecurity experts have addressed and assessed the impact of the incident, Global News reported.
Responsible for regulating alcohol, cannabis, and gaming in Saskatchewan, the Regina-headquartered SLGA operates roughly 35 liquor stores across 24 communities.
The attack on the SLGA comes after multiple Canadian government agencies moved quickly last month to shut down their computer systems after news broke that a zero-day vulnerability called “Log4Shell” can be exploited to remotely execute code such as malware. CBC News reported that the Quebec government shut down nearly 4,000 of its websites in the wake of the cyber risk.
