The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, Aug. 10, edition that the Ontario Cannabis Store says a cyberattack faced by one of its logistics partners has left the provincial pot distributor unable to process or deliver orders to marijuana shops and customers.
A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that the OCS said Monday evening there is no indication that its systems were targeted or its customers' information compromised during the Aug. 5 attack on the parent company of its third party distribution centre, Domain Logistics.
"However, out of an abundance of caution to protect OCS and its customers, the decision was made to shut down Domain Logistics' operations until a full forensic investigation could be completed," the OCS said in a statement. The OCS is working with the company and third party cybersecurity experts to conduct an investigation, which is expected to be complete within the coming days. The breach stands to impact customers who shop for pot on the OCS website -- the only legal on-line retailer of recreational cannabis in Ontario -- and about 1,333 licensed cannabis stores, which have no choice but to buy the products they sell from the government-backed OCS.
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