snatch attacks Canadian Nurses Association

Incident Date:

May 23, 2023

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Overview

Title

snatch attacks Canadian Nurses Association

Victim

Canadian Nurses Association

Attacker

Snatch

Location

Ottawa, Canada

Ontario, Canada

First Reported

May 23, 2023

The Canadian Nurses Association Cybersecurity Incident

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) has disclosed a cybersecurity incident, but will not confirm reports it was a ransomware attack. In an email to IT World Canada, Alexandre Bourassa, the association’s public affairs lead, wrote: “We can confirm having experienced an IT security incident on April 3, 2023 which impacted some of our systems. The incident did not impact our operations.”

Ransomware Group Involvement

Brett Callow, a British Columbia-based threat analyst, first reported that the Snatch ransomware group now lists CNA as a victim on May 22nd.

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