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Toronto Transit Commission cyberattack disables passenger-information and Wheel-Trans booking systems

A cyberattack detected on October 29, 2021 encrypted TTC servers and took its VISION system, vehicle-arrival information and online Wheel-Trans paratransit bookings offline. The transit operator restored most public-facing functions by November 8 but continued rebuilding internal systems.

77

Estimated severity

77 / 100

93

Source reliability

93 / 100

Approximate Date

2021-10-29

Targeted Company

TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION

Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact

  1. Distribution & Fulfillment

  2. Procurement & Sourcing

  3. Production & Manufacturing

  4. Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)

  5. Warehousing

  6. Service Delivery

  7. Unrecognized Impact

Supply Chain Relations

No information

Geographic Impact

Country Targeted Company

Canada

CAN

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

Operational disruptionService degradationService unavailability

Affected sectors

Transportation

Affected departments

Customer ServiceInformation TechnologyLogistics & Transportation

Attack Profile

Attack types

Ransomware

Attributed threat actors

No information

Sources

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