Telus probes cybersecurity incident that ‘ShinyHunters’ group claims responsibility for


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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