Canpar Express

When ransomware attacks hit, companies choose between pay and pain

A laptop showing computer code and the outline of a skull to illustrate a ransomware attack.

Companies in the supply chain targeted in successful ransomware attacks face an unenviable dilemma. They can pay the perpetrators sums ranging from thousands to millions of dollars to regain access to their encrypted data and systems, or refuse — an option advocated by U.S government agencies and many cybersecurity experts — which carries its own cost.

TFI International (NYSE:TFII), one of the largest trucking and logistics providers in North America, apparently refused to pay after a ransomware...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/when-ransomware-attacks-hit-companies-choose-between-pay-and-pain

Files from TFI’s Canpar leak after ransomware attack

A delivery vehicle of TFI's Canpar Express. Canpar files were released in a leak after a ransomware attack.

Files purportedly stolen from TFI International’s Canpar Express leaked onto the dark web on Monday after a ransomware attack targeted the Canadian trucking and logistics company’s parcel and courier subsidiaries last week. 

The leak, consisting of three documents, appears to have come from DoppelPaymer. The hacking group has taken credit for ransomware attacks on high-profile targets including the city of Knoxville and a NASA IT contractor.

It also includes a message: “As an essential service...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/files-from-tfis-canpar-leak-after-ransomware-attack

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