{"id":223785,"date":"2026-05-26T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=223785"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:42:04","slug":"cyber-attack-costs-the-town-of-huntsville-59000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/cyber-attack-costs-the-town-of-huntsville-59000\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber attack costs the Town of Huntsville $59,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Emerging from a closed council meeting on May 25, 2026, Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock said council had received a confidential report regarding the cybersecurity incident of March 10, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She said the ransomware cost the Town $59,000. &#8220;Certain details related to the cybersecurity incident cannot be discussed publicly as doing so can compromise security or legal obligations,&#8221; Alcock read from a prepared statement. &#8220;But residents can be assured that the protection of the Town&#8217;s systems and information remains a priority.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Town first discovered the ransomware on March 10, 2024, which impacted the Town\u2019s network, software, and systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, the municipality noted that as soon as the incident was detected, the Town immediately enacted its incident response protocol, brought its systems offline to limit exposure, and engaged cybersecurity experts to investigate. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Town said individuals for whom it had contact information and whose personal information was included in the compromised data had been contacted. While individuals who had previously provided  sensitive information to the Town, Muskoka Heritage Place, the Algonquin Theatre, or Huntsville Public Library were encouraged to take the precautions outlined by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.priv.gc.ca\/en\/privacy-topics\/identities\/identity-theft\/guide_idt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">priv.gc.ca<\/a>,&nbsp;to safeguard their data. &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No further information was provided about the impact on individual residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find all of the Town&#8217;s communications on the issue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntsville.ca\/cybersecurity-incident\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging from a closed council meeting on May 25, 2026, Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock said council had received a confidential report regarding the cybersecurity incident of March 10, 2024. 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