Children's Aid Society of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville

Family and Children's Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, also known as the Children's Aid Society of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, is a child protection agency located in eastern Ontario, Canada.
The organisation delivers child protection and family services to residents of the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville region.
As a Children's Aid Society, it functions under the provincial mandate to safeguard children from abuse and neglect and to support families in need.
Its work involves collaboration with local community partners, schools, and other social service agencies within its service area.
The agency’s primary focus is on ensuring the safety and well‑being of children and youth in its jurisdiction.

In January 2018 the organisation experienced a ransomware attack that encrypted its servers and demanded a payment of $60,000 to restore access.
Leadership refused to pay the ransom and restored operations within eight hours using offline backups.
The incident resulted in approximately $100,000 of recovery costs, which were covered by the organisation’s cyber insurance policy.
Provincial cybersecurity experts and contracted specialists worked for three weeks to eradicate the malware, and no data exfiltration was detected.
The response prompted the agency to strengthen security protocols for interagency data transfers to the centralized provincial database system, and the event contributed to broader cybersecurity improvements across Ontario’s child protection services.
While the source material does not specify the organisation’s size, ownership structure, or subsidiary relationships, the ransomware episode highlights its reliance on robust backup practices and external technical support.