The Port of Halifax has been hit with a “denial of service” cyberattack that has shut down its public website but did not compromise internal data or interrupt operations. Port authorities in Montreal and Quebec are investigating similar issues with their websites.
Halifax Port Authority spokesperson Lane Farguson says problems with the website were noticed Wednesday morning.
“Our external websites are currently unavailable right now and that is due to this ongoing denial of service attack and our IT department is working right now to resolve this issue,” Farguson told CBC News.
“What’s important is that our internal systems continue to operate normally and
