Cyberattack on Nunavut energy supplier limits company operations

A wide-ranging cyberattack on the Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) in Canada’s Nunavut territory has crippled the company’s administrative offices.

Officials with the company said the attack started on January 15 and while power plants are still operating normally, computer systems at the corporation’s customer care and administrative offices are unavailable.

The company cannot accept bill payment through credit cards but customers can pay using cash or through bank transfers. 

The premier of the region, P.J. Akeeagok, said in a statement …

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