A cyberattack, according to the Canadian energy corporation Suncor, was to blame for the widespread disruptions that shut down services over the weekend.
The business has alerted the necessary authorities and is taking action while collaborating with outside experts to investigate and fix the matter.
Problems were reported in Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, and several other significant Canadian cities. Petro-Canada finally turned to Twitter to recognize the problems and to state that they were being fixed.
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/suncor-energy-responds-cyber-security-035700710.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/petrocanada
"id": "pet01310723",
"linkid": "petrocanada",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Energy',
'location': ['Calgary',
'Ottawa',
'Toronto',
'Other major Canadian cities'],
'name': 'Suncor',
'type': 'Energy Corporation'}],
'description': 'A cyberattack caused widespread disruptions that shut down '
'services over the weekend. The Canadian energy corporation '
'Suncor has alerted the necessary authorities and is taking '
'action while collaborating with outside experts to '
'investigate and fix the matter. Problems were reported in '
'Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, and several other significant '
'Canadian cities. Petro-Canada finally turned to Twitter to '
'acknowledge the issues and to state that they were being '
'fixed.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Service disruptions over the weekend',
'operational_impact': 'Shutdown of services'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Petro-Canada acknowledged the issues '
'on Twitter',
'law_enforcement_notified': 'Alerted the necessary authorities',
'third_party_assistance': 'Collaborating with outside experts'},
'title': 'Suncor Cyberattack Disrupts Services in Major Canadian Cities',
'type': 'Cyberattack'}