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Ontario Cannabis Store halts store deliveries after cyberattack on contractor

The Ontario Cannabis Store, the monopoly wholesaler of adult-use marijuana in Canada’s most valuable market, suspended deliveries to stores after a cyberattack on the parent company of contractor Domain Logistics, which operates the OCS distribution center.

The attack occurred “late on Friday August 5,” according to an email the OCS sent Monday night to Ontario retailers. The email was obtained by MJBizDaily.

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Citing “an abundance of caution,” the OCS said it decided “to shut down Domain Logistics’ operations until a full forensic investigation could be completed.”

OCS said it would still take orders during its daily order window, “as this will allow us to have orders ready to fulfill once the system is back online.”

The email also noted that:

A scheduled launch of new cannabis products will be delayed as a result of the delivery shutdown. The OCS will waive delivery fees through Sept. 30 as

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