Canadian telecommunications and business services firm Telus is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to some of its systems, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.
The ShinyHunters hacking group told Reuters in a message it stole at least 700 terabytes of data from Telus. All business operations within the company “remain fully operational, and there is no evidence of disruption to customer connectivity or service,” the spokesperson said in a statement provided to Reuters.
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Source: CBC News
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