Canada
CAN
Pelmorex incident knocks The Weather Network’s website and apps
Pelmorex confirmed a malicious cybersecurity incident connected to a third‑party software provider that affected The Weather Network and MétéoMédia weather data systems. The outage caused service unavailability and degraded access on the website and mobile apps, with restoration progressing over subsequent days.
50
Estimated severity
50 / 100
92
Source reliability
92 / 100
Approximate Date
12/09/2023
Targeted Company
PELMOREX
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Canada
Affected countries
Canada
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityService degradationOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Media & Entertainment
Affected departments
No information
Attack Profile
Attack types
Third-party or partner compromise
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
pelmorex.comhttps://www.pelmorex.com/en/media-hub/cybersecurity-incident-september-12-2023pelmorex.comhttps://www.pelmorex.com/en/media-hub/cybersecurity-incident-update-september-15-2023toronto.citynews.cahttps://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/09/13/cybersecurity-incident-affects-services-at-the-weather-network-app