Jewett-Cameron discloses cyber incident with data exfiltration and extortion demand

JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD

Threat actor accessed JCTC IT systems, deployed encryption software, and exfiltrated data including images of screens and video meetings.
Company took offline systems as precaution; operations may be materially impacted, affecting Q1 fiscal 2026 financial results.
Threat actors exfiltrated images of video meetings and computer screens; demanded payment to prevent release.
No evidence of PII compromise of employees, customers, suppliers, or vendors yet; investigation ongoing.
Company engaged external experts, notified law enforcement, and expects cyber insurance to cover remediation costs.

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Cybersecurity Incidents SEC 8-K Item 1.05 confidence 0.9

JEWETT CAMERON TRADING CO LTD disclosed a cybersecurity incident: unauthorized access and deployment of encryption and monitoring software by a third party to a portion of the Company's internal corporate IT systems, with exfiltration of images of video meetings and computer screens. Impact: operations may be materially impacted, potentially impacting financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026; disruptions and limitation of access to business applications. Materiality is still being assessed. Discovered 2025-10-15.

Nature: unauthorized access and deployment of encryption and monitoring software by a third party to a portion of the Company's internal corporate IT systems, with exfiltration of images of video meetings and computer screens
Impact: operations may be materially impacted, potentially impacting financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026; disruptions and limitation of access to business applications
Materiality: assessing
Discovery: 2025-10-15

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On October 15, 2025, Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. Ltd. (the “Company”) learned that a threat actor had gained unauthorized access to portions of the Company’s information technology (“IT”) environment and claimed to have unlawfully accessed certain Company information and data.

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