A hacker group calling itself the Middle East Cyber Army (MECA) claimed responsibility for an attack on the home page of Terrasse-Vaudreuil, a town of about 2,000 residents. Experts said there have been hundreds of cyberattacks in recent days, targeting sites that have vulnerable security. “I know across the world there are many thousands of sites that had been infiltrated by this sort of thing and I guess today was our day, and hopefully it won’t be again,” said Ron Kelley, Terrasse-Vaudreuil’s director-general. City officials met with Quebec provincial police, who have opened an investigation after receiving information the hacking. Sgt. Ingrid Asselin said the investigation was ongoing. “From what we’ve learned, it has nothing to do with Terrasse-Vaudreuil,” Mayor Michel Bourdeau said. “It’s a combination of circumstances.” Bourdeau said he was alerted to the hack Thursday evening and the page was restored early Friday. Bourdeau added that hackers only penetrated the city’s home page and that residents’ personal information — stored on a separate server — was not accessed. “Residents have nothing to worry about concerning their information,” he said. thestar/news/canada/2015/01/23/cyberattack-leaves-small-town-in-quebec-bewildered.html
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 23:55:23 +0000