B.C. government networks affected by ‘cybersecurity incidents’
Premier David Eby's office said it had not found any evidence that sensitive information had been compromised, but was still working to determine the extent of the incident.
Crime
May 8
U.K. bans generic passwords over cybersecurity concerns. Should Canada be next?
The U.K. has passed a new law — the first in the world — banning manufacturers from allowing consumers to use weak passwords on internet-connected devices.
Canada
May 5
London Drugs remains closed, says it is reviewing billions of lines of data
London Drugs says it's rebuilding its data infrastructure to bring its operations safely back online after a cybersecurity incident that has shut down stores for five days.
Economy
May 2
London Drugs stores across B.C. remain closed and phone lines taken down
In a statement to Global News, London Drugs says the closures are out of an abundance of caution and at this time they do not believe customer or employee data has been impacted.
Canada
Apr 29
London Drugs stores in Western Canada remain closed, cybersecurity incident confirmed
London Drugs stores across Western Canada remained closed on Tuesday and the company said it has now discovered it was the victim of a "cybersecurity incident."
Economy
Apr 30
‘Cybersecurity incident’ leads to closure of London Drugs stores in Western Canada
London Drugs said its stores across Western Canada would be closed until further notice but pharmacists were still able to fill emergency prescriptions.
Canada
Apr 28
Phone lines up, but London Drugs remains closed for 4th day due to cybersecurity ‘incident’
Stores initially closed on Sunday and will remain closed “out of an abundance of caution” until further notice.
Canada
May 1
London Drugs says it can’t fill new prescriptions amid recovery from ‘cybersecurity incident’
The update comes as the pharmacy giant continues to 'gradually reopen' its Western Canada stores a week after undergoing a 'cybersecurity incident.'
Crime
May 6
B.C. government says cyber incident not a ransomware attack, details still scarce
The province revealed late Wednesday that it had identified “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents involving government networks.”
Crime
10 hours
All London Drugs stores in Western Canada reopen following cyberattack
London Drugs has not revealed any details about the cybersecurity incident that forced the closure of all stores in Western Canada on April 28.
Economy
May 7
London Drugs reopens all stores after cyberattack
London Drugs says it has reopened all its stores across Western Canada after a cybersecurity breach forced the retailer to close last month.
May 7
Cyberattack on University of Winnipeg part of growing trend: expert
After the University of Winnipeg discovered it was the victim of a cyberattack, a technology analyst said there are shortfalls in cybersecurity that need to be addressed.
Tech
Mar 28
Giant Tiger customer data compromised in cyber ‘incident.’ What to know
Giant Tiger is advising customers to be wary of phone calls and emails they may receive after a cybersecurity incident compromised contact information.
Consumer
Mar 25
McDonald’s outage ‘not related to a cybersecurity event,’ Canada arm says
A technical outage impacting some McDonald’s operations worldwide on Friday was “not related to a cybersecurity event,” its Canadian division says.
Canada
Mar 15
Fortinet establishing cybersecurity hub in downtown Calgary
A major international cybersecurity player is expanding its footprint in downtown Calgary.
Canada
Mar 8
Second Ontario municipality reports cybersecurity incident within three weeks
Huntsville says its municipal office will remain closed for a second day today and some council meetings are being rescheduled as specialists investigate a cybersecurity incident.
Crime
Mar 12
‘Too early’ to assess impact of cybersecurity breach, City of Hamilton says
In an update on Tuesday afternoon, Hamilton staff say they're still investigating and 'minimizing the impact' of a cybersecurity breach discovered on Sunday.
Canada
Feb 27
Unions ‘frustrated’ over delayed overtime pay tied to Hamilton ransomware attack
Union leaders are relaying some 'frustration' over the fact members are seeing delays in getting overtime pay amid the city's ongoing issues tied to a cybersecurity incident.
Canada
Mar 12
Phones, email not functioning as City of Hamilton deals with ‘cybersecurity incident’
The City of Hamilton says it continues to deal with a major cybersecurity incident that's been going on since Sunday and have no timeline for when it may be fixed.
Canada
Feb 26
Guelph area schools included in Canada-wide yearbook cybersecurity breach
A company that produces yearbooks notified UGDSB that software used to upload photos was compromised.
Canada
Feb 23
