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No breach of data after phishing scam involving Ottawa and city contractor

By Billy Thompson Mar 10, 2023 | 5:14 PM

There was no breach of data from Ottawa City Accounts after a cyber-attack on the city and one of its contractors. Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson says it was a phishing scam that usually targets governments, municipalities, and school districts. The fraud under investigation involves a company working legitimately with Ottawa. Roalson says scammers tried to mimic accounts from a company that works with the city. Additional steps have been taken to reduce the city’s vulnerability to these types of attacks in the future. He also reminds the public to be vigilant with online data and information as we all could be targets. the Ottawa Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation are still investigating what happened.