City of Hamilton’s cybersecurity recovery costs have grown to $9.6M

The City of Hamilton is taking a bigger hit than expected from a cybersecurity incident that occurred earlier this year.

The cost as revealed by a November 2024 costing report is $9.6 million, an increase from the $7.4 million costs reported in July.

A cyberattack was initially discovered on Feb. 25 and has since been confirmed by the city as a ransomware attack.

As a result of the attack, a number of city services were affected including city phone lines, emails and websites and many functions of the HSR’s computerized onboard scheduling.

City staff will present a report to a council committee next week outlining the costs for response, recovery, restoration and rebuilding.

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