Police issue malware warning after local business suffers cyberattack
The Medicine Hat Police Service want residents to watch out for malware.
According to a news release issued by the service on Thursday, a local business was compromised by malware on July 5, 2017. The business, which is not named in the release, was told to pay $200,000 or be at risk of losing all of their computer information.
The Police Service Technical Crimes Unit was able to work with the business, and prevent the company’s computer systems from being lost.
The police advised that protection from malware is best accomplished by keeping anti-virus programs up to date, avoiding opening unknown email attachments, and staying wary of links in emails from people or companies that the recipient has not had contact with.