Cyber Incident Victim: Bell Canada
Date:
Jan 2018
Location:
Canada
Summary
Police are investigating a data breach at Bell Canada that could affect up to one hundred thousand customers. The breach involves the telecommunications provider and may have compromised data for as many as one hundred thousand of its users. Authorities are looking into the incident to determine the extent of the customer impact.
| CIA Posture | Motives | Tactics, Techniques & Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| Available to members | 4 motives | 3 techniques |
| Threat Actor | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 actor | Available to members | Available to members |
Description
On January 23, 2018, The Globe and Mail published an article titled "Police probing Bell Canada data breach; up to 100,000 customers affected." The article was written by Christine Dobby, who is identified as a telecom reporter for the newspaper. The piece appeared in the Report on Business section of The Globe and Mail. A note accompanying the article indicates that it was published more than seven years prior to the present date. The article is archived online with a URL that includes the date and a numeric identifier. This source provides the primary publicly available information about the incident as of that time.
According to the report, police were actively probing a data breach that had occurred at Bell Canada. The breach was described as affecting up to one hundred thousand customers of the telecommunications company. The article does not specify the exact nature of the data that may have been compromised. It also does not detail when the breach was initially discovered or how it was uncovered. No information is provided about the identity or motives of any potential attackers. The report focuses on the involvement of law enforcement and the scale of the potential impact on customers.