Groupe Boutin
| Primary URL | Location | Industry | www[.]boutin[.]ca |
Country
Canada
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Transportation
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Profile
Groupe Boutin, also known as Boutin Transport, is a logistics and transportation firm headquartered in Quebec, Canada. The company provides logistics and transportation services to commercial clients.
On April 28, 2021, Groupe Boutin detected unauthorized activity on its IT systems, prompting a cyberattack investigation. The company responded by shutting down affected systems and disabling customer and employee portals to contain the breach. Staff were required to manually rebuild servers while maintaining core transportation services with minimal disruption. The CL0P ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack and subsequently posted exfiltrated files on its data leak site. Leaked information included employee personally identifiable data such as health insurance documents and passport images. The full scope of data exfiltration remains uncertain due to the group's typical disclosure practices.
Despite the system shutdowns, Groupe Boutin maintained service continuity by relying on manual processes and keeping essential operations running. The incident led to a temporary loss of digital access for customers and employees while the IT environment was restored. After the recovery, the firm resumed normal online portal functionality and continued its logistics and transportation activities.