“Unauthorized third party” intrusion | Aluminum alloy is a victim of major computer failure

Florence Morin Martel
Press

Cybersecurity experts are investigating the incident, which took place overnight from Thursday to Friday, Aluminum Alloyte said in a statement.

In recent days, several experts have warned that Ukraine’s allies could be subjected to cyber-attacks from Russia. Asked at a press conference about the possible link between the conflict and the incident at the Aluminum Alloy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “I know for a long time that Russia has been using cybertracks to destabilize democracy. All over the world.”

The Prime Minister assured that the country’s cyber security centers are working to protect Canadians in the virtual world.

Despite the disruptions, the September-Ills Company assured that “aluminum production will continue in a safe manner.” An update will be made soon, Aluminerie Alouette said in a press release. At the time of writing, the company has not responded to an interview request from the company Press.

Hit where there is pain

Nora Boulahia Cuppens, a computer engineering professor and computer security expert at Polytechnic Montreal, said the best way available to Vladimir Putin was to use cyber-attacks in response to economic sanctions imposed by Western countries. The Russian president may therefore target “infrastructure that could freeze a country or affect its economic affairs,” she explains, without specifically mentioning the Aluminum Alloy case.