RM of Ritchot has their servers, systems hacked

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The RM of Ritchot servers and systems were hacked over the holidays leading to a shut down of its servers and system.

On Dec. 20, the RM’s servers were down after a cyberattack impacted its utility billing system. On Dec. 24, the RM sent out a notice that there was a cybersecurity event.

“As a result of the RM of Ritchot’s servers/system being down due to the recent cybersecurity incident, utility bills have not yet been processed,” read the notice on social media on Jan. 3.

The RM wouldn’t say if bills are being processed now nor how many residents were impacted by the breach.

The RM hired a cybersecurity firm to investigate the matter and will provide updates as they become available. The RCMP is investigating.

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