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London Drugs Shuts Down Stores Across Western Canada After Cybersecurity Incident
London Drugs, a major retail and pharmacy chain, has temporarily closed its stores across Western Canada following a cybersecurity breach reported on Sunday. The B.C.-based company announced the shutdown as a precautionary measure...
Trend Micro Introduces Platform To Fight AI Misuse
The popular cybersecurity company, Trend Micro, is introducing a new AI-powered security platform to combat widespread AI abuse.
The introduction of publicly accessible models like ChatGPT and Gemini helped spark AI usage across t...
Latest Windows Update May Cause VPN Issues, Microsoft Reports
Microsoft is warning users that the Windows update released in April 2024 might lead to failures in VPN connections.
Microsoft reported the issue on Tuesday on its health dashboard, explaining that Windows devices updated with KB5...
FTC Slams Phone Companies With Fines For Illegally Selling Data
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) slammed major wireless carriers with hefty fines for illegally selling customer data.
Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint are facing roughly $200 million in fines for selling customer data wit...
Japanese Police Use Fake Gift Cards To Battle Support Scammers
Japanese police are faking fake gift cards in various convenience stores around the Fukui prefecture to help find and stop scammers.
The Echizen Police are deploying these dummy cards to counter two of the most common online scams...
Okta Flags Major Increase in Anonymizer-Based Stuffing Attacks
Identity and access management services provider Okta reported a surge in credential stuffing attacks aimed at online services via anonymizers like residential proxies and The Onion Router (Tor) network.
In credential stuffing att...
PIA Completes Security Audit & Rolls Out Update for Android App
Private Internet Access (PIA) announced it recently had its no-logs policy audited by a third-party cybersecurity firm. It’s also released a new version of its Android app, featuring a redesign and updates to the app’s underlying...
Ransomware Attacks Increased 67% in 2023
The number of ransomware cyberattacks and similar online extortion schemes soared 67% worldwide from 2022 to 2023, according to a new report released by cybersecurity firm NTT Security Holdings in April.
The company’s 2024 Global...
UK Introduces New Cybersecurity Laws
The UK signed new consumer protection laws into effect earlier this week. They are designed to protect against hackers and other cybersecurity concerns.
The new laws introduce a set of minimal cybersecurity standards that UK compa...
Georgia County Involved in Trump Election Case Hit by Cyberattack
Georgia’s Coffee County Board of Commissioners discovered in late April that a malicious actor had infiltrated the county’s IT systems. The county found the breach after the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CIS...