Canadian telecommunications provider Telus Corp. said it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident.
The breach involves “unauthorized access to a limited number of our systems,” a spokesperson for Telus Digital said by email.
“Upon discovery, we took immediate steps to address the unauthorized activity and secure our systems against further intrusion. We are actively managing the situation and continue to monitor it closely,” they added.
Telus, one of Canada’s biggest three mobile and broadband companies, said it’s notifying affected customers.
An amorphous extortion group called ShinyHunters contacted Bloomberg News this week claiming they were planning to release a large amount of data stolen from Telus in August in a “supply chain attack.”
The group said it sent Telus a ransom note in February that requested a payment in Bitcoin. The amount was redacted from the note seen by Bloomberg.
Data belonging to Telus’ customers — which include technology companies and banks — have been exposed in the incident, the hackers claimed.
Vancouver-based Telus said it’s working with law enforcement and cyber forensics experts. It added business operations remain fully operational and there’s no evidence of disruption to connectivity or services. Telus didn’t immediately respond to specific claims made by ShinyHunters, or mention the group’s name.
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