The city of Westmount was targeted in a ransomware attack that was initiated by the Lockbit ransomware group. the attackers claimed to have stolen 14 terabytes of data from the city and threatened to release the data within two weeks. Some machines were shut down as a preventative measure to the attack. The city's IT Department was working hard to resolve the issue, however, the city’s web page displayed a message saying "Please note that due to a technical issue, the City’s email service is unavailable."