Bell Canada Hit by Hive ransomware

Bell Canada, a telecommunications firm, alerted consumers of a cybersecurity incident in which hackers gained access to business data. With more than 4,500 people, BTS is an autonomous subsidiary that specializes in installing Bell services for household and small-business customers in the provinces of Ontario and Québec.
Bell Technical Solutions, an independent subsidiary that specializes in the setup of Bell services for housing and small business customers in Ontario and Québec, had been the target of the recent cybersecurity incident, the company identified, according to a notice published on bell.ca. that “Some operational company and employee information was accessed in the recent cybersecurity incident,”
Although the Canadian telecoms operator declined to say when its network was compromised or the attack transpired, Hive claims in a fresh post to its data leak blog that BTS’ systems were encrypted on August 20, 2022, almost exactly one month earlier.
To assist in the recovery process, outside cybersecurity professionals were hired. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s cybercrime unit has been contacted about the attack, and the corporation has informed Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner of the occurrence.
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