The Toronto Zoo experienced a ransomware attack that resulted in a significant data breach impacting personal and financial information belonging to employees, former employees, volunteers, and donors. The breach exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and partial credit card details for transactions made from January 2022 to April 2023. Despite the attack, animal welfare and zoo operations remained unaffected. The breach has been reported to regulatory authorities, and affected individuals are advised to monitor for any fraudulent activities.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/toronto-zoo
"id": "tor520030525",
"linkid": "toronto-zoo",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "3/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Zoo and Wildlife Conservation',
'location': 'Toronto, Canada',
'name': 'Toronto Zoo',
'type': 'Organization'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal information',
'financial information']},
'description': 'The Toronto Zoo experienced a ransomware attack that resulted '
'in a significant data breach impacting personal and financial '
'information belonging to employees, former employees, '
'volunteers, and donors. The breach exposed names, addresses, '
'phone numbers, email addresses, and partial credit card '
'details for transactions made from January 2022 to April '
'2023. Despite the attack, animal welfare and zoo operations '
'remained unaffected. The breach has been reported to '
'regulatory authorities, and affected individuals are advised '
'to monitor for any fraudulent activities.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'phone numbers',
'email addresses',
'partial credit card details'],
'operational_impact': 'None',
'payment_information_risk': True},
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True},
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': True},
'title': 'Toronto Zoo Ransomware Attack and Data Breach',
'type': 'Ransomware'}