Nora T. Lamontagne reports (translation):
The computer failure which paralyzes the online services of SSQ Insurance and La Capitale Insurance since Friday morning is linked to a cyber attack, according to specialists.
“We know from a good source that there are attacks in progress,” said Saturday evening Patrick Mathieu, co-founder of Hackfest, a festival of computer security enthusiasts.
On the SSQ Insurance site, people are informed that online and telephone services are temporarily interrupted due to a computer failure.
Read more on Le Journal de Montreal.
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