Investigation into full extent of ransomware attack on Toronto Public Library still underway

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Investigation into full extent of ransomware attack on Toronto Public Library still underway
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The Toronto Public Library has a variety of programs and services to help Torontonians navigate through the challenges of a changing workforce and economy.

Canada's largest public library system is still actively trying to understand the impact of a crippling cyberattack in October that shut down its website for months and likely exposed sensitive employee information.The Toronto Public Library said that while cardholder, volunteer and donor databases were found not affected by the Oct.

A forensic analysis conducted by third-party experts led the library to conclude that attackers "breached a vulnerability in an internet-facing server, exfiltrating and encrypting data from a file server," the report says.City librarian Vickery Bowles said the library has been rebuilding its network and implementing a number of cybersecurity enhancements as a response to the data breach. In the report, she said the ransomware attack has provided many opportunities to learn and improve.

The library's website was partially restored on Jan. 29 but access to the catalogue and online customer accounts remain unavailable. The library report says those services are expected to resume operation later this month.

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