Indigo agrees to go private after sale to holding company owned by chief executive’s spouse

Indigo Books & Music Inc. has agreed to be taken private after agreeing to a sweetened offer from a holding company connected to its largest shareholder. The retailer says its agreement will see Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc. and Trilogy Investments L.P. pay $2.50 per share in cash for the stake in Indigo they do not … Read more

China warns foreign hackers are infiltrating ‘hundreds’ of business and government networks

It did not identify the hacking group’s name or location. US moves against cybersecurity ‘risk’ posed by China-made port infrastructure Beijing has expanded efforts in cybersecurity compliance in recent years amid a perceived increase in attacks by foreign agencies. China and the United States, in particular, have exchanged accusations of state-backed cyberattacks with targets ranging … Read more

Microsoft says Russian hacking group is still trying to crack its systems

Microsoft on Friday said that Russian group Nobelium, which the company refers to as Midnight Blizzard, has been trying to access its internal systems and source code repositories. “In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that Midnight Blizzard is using information initially exfiltrated from our corporate email systems to gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorized … Read more

Financial watchdog Fintrac hit by cyberattack, says classified systems not involved

Politics Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyberattack. Agency takes corporate systems offline to protect data The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 05, 2024 2:50 PM EST | Last Updated: 9 hours ago Canada’s financial intelligence agency says it has been hit by a cyber attack. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press) … Read more

Cyberattack on UnitedHealth still impacting prescription access: “These are threats to life”

Washington — A cyberattack on the health technology provider Change Healthcare is wreaking havoc nationwide, as some hospitals and pharmacies cannot get paid, and many patients are unable to get prescriptions. Change Healthcare is a subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest healthcare companies. In a federal filing this week, UnitedHealth said … Read more

Dark web randsomware provider seized in global takedown

Dark web randsomware provider seized in global takedown – CBS News Watch CBS News A ransomware service provider linked to thousands of cyber attacks across the globe has been taken down in a global operation. Russian nationals were charged as part of an international plot to deploy the malicious software called LockBit, the Justice Department … Read more

Artificial Intelligence to Amplify Global Ransomware Threat, Warns UK Government Agency

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to escalate the global ransomware threat over the next two years, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a division of GCHQ. The report highlighted that AI is already being exploited in malicious cyber activities and is expected to substantially amplify the … Read more

Israel Linked To Cyberattack That Closed 70% Of Iran’s Gas Stations

A hacking organisation, known as Gonjeshke Darande, has claimed a cyberattack that forced Iran to shut down 70 per cent of its gas stations. Gonjeshke Darande, which has previously been linked to Israel, reported that they were proudly responsible for causing a “software problem” in cities across Tehran. The technological issues resulted in several gas … Read more

Hacks accessed the personal data of 36M Comcast customers

Comcast Comcast, alongside several other big corporations, has recently suffered a devastating data breach. According to reports, it’s possible that hackers got their hands on the data of up to 36 million Comcast Xfinity customers, meaning the company’s cable television and internet department. Although the company is pretty tight-lipped about it, the data breach occurred … Read more

LifeLabs customers can now apply for up to $150 in compensation for data breach

Canadian residents whose personal data was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs data breach can now apply for up to $150 in compensation from a multi-million dollar class action settlement approved in October.  The private medical diagnostics company and its subsidiaries were the target of a cyberattack on Dec. 17, 2019, that compromised patient data for around 15 million … Read more