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Major Comic Book Distributor Hit By Ransomware
Baltimore’s Diamond Comic Distributions, a major comic book and graphic novel publisher and distributor, suffered a ransomware attack causing disruptions to their website and other services.
Ransomware Attack On Ottawa Clinic Disrupts Patient Care
Ottawa’s Rideau Valley Health Centre has been left without the ability to schedule appointments as their IT systems were severely affected by a recent cyber attack. Patients of the clinic are growing increasingly frustrated as staff are experiencing technical difficulties answering calls and accessing patients’ records.
IKEA Hit By Ongoing, Highly Sophisticated Reply-Chain Attack
IKEA employees are being warned of an ongoing reply-chain phishing attack targeting internal email accounts. Employees are also being cautioned about emails sent from compromised IKEA organizations and its business partners.
Calgary Real Estate Developer Hit By Ransomware Attack
Ronmor Holdings, a commercial real estate developer from Calgary, confirmed a ransomware attack in late September. The announcement was made after a notice appeared on the notorious ransomware gang REvil’s data leak site declaring they had downloaded 755 GB of Ronmor’s data.
Over 100,000 Employees Affected By California Pizza Kitchen Data Breach
The popular California style pizza chain California Pizza Kitchen revealed that unauthorized access to their IT systems in September has led to a security breach impacting current and past employees. While the restaurant chain did not reveal the amount of data exposed in the breach, reports show that threat actors were able to access employee records that included names, Social Security Numbers, and potentially more PII.
Defence Construction Canada Recovering After Cyber Attack On IT Systems
A cyber attack on Defence Construction Canada’s IT systems has left the organization with operational disruptions including ongoing issues with procurement and other projects.
5,600 Construction Employees Potentially Impacted By Phishing Scam
A company wide data breach has reportedly impacted all North American employees at Turner Construction Co. Although the company has a global reach, only the 5,600 employees in North America, including Vancouver and Toronto, have been affected.
Edmonton Construction Company Warns Industry After $11.8M Phishing Scam
Threat actors impersonated Edmonton construction company, Clark Builders in an elaborate online scam stealing $11.8 million from MacEwan University. The fraudsters took advantage of a 10-year working relationship between Clark Builders and MacEwan, as they “convinced university staff to change electronic banking information for one of the university’s major vendors.”
Over $100k In Ransomware Recovery Costs for Calgary Construction
Unfortunate trends continue for the Canadian construction industry as another company has been victimized by a cyber attack. Calgary’s Professional Excavators and Construction was left facing a six-figure recovery bill after a ransomware attack locked them out of their IT systems.
Ontario Hospital Resumes Emergency Services After ‘Cyber Incident’
Last Friday, the Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) reopened the doors to their emergency department following a “cyber incident” from earlier in the week. Ongoing IT issues have kept the hospital in “Code Grey,” meaning they are without essential services but thanks to support from local hospital partners, KDH was able to resume their emergency care.
30,000 University Students Potentially Impacted By 3rd Party Data Breach
A cyber attack on third-party service, Atlassian, has potentially exposed personal details of 30,000 current and former students of the University of Colorado Boulder. A vulnerability on Atlassian, the resource sharing software program used by the institution’s Office of IT, was taken advantage of by threat actors when the university’s department was preparing to implement a new version of the software.
Global Medical Manufacturer’s IT Systems Down After 2nd Consecutive Ransomware Attack
For the second time in consecutive months, global manufacturing company Olympus Corporation, has been victimized by a ransomware attack. While the medical equipment manufacturer was still recovering after ransomware shut down systems in their Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, Olympus was again forced to do the same to their US, Canada, and Latin America IT systems.
Hackers Leak More Troubling Data for Local Ontario Government
What was already considered a massive data breach for the Durham Regional government, has turned into an even bigger series of unfortunate events as hackers have leaked even more troubling stolen data.
Systems And Operations Shut Down For Digital Publisher After Ransomware
Sandhills Global, a leading digital media publication company, was forced to shut down operations and saw services to their hosted publications and phones offline after a successful ransomware attack.
Twitch Suffers Massive Source Code Data Breach
125GB of data containing the source code for an expansion to streaming and gaming platform Twitch has been posted by an anonymous user to a 4chan messaging board. Twitch was preparing to release the upcoming expansion to its streaming services before hackers leaked the torrent which also included other data detailing the terms and amounts of content creator payouts.
Terminated Executive Turns Insider Threat After 37,000 Patients’ Data Compromised
A malicious insider was the cause for the PII exposure of over 37,000 patients of the Premier Patient Healthcare network. The incident that took place in June of 2020 (discovered in April 2021) is now under investigation by the organization.
Independent Optometry Chain Hit By Employee Email Breach
On August 10, 2021, independent eyecare provider, Oregon Eye Specialists discovered “unusual activity in an email account,” and was forced to reset the account’s login credentials as well as “implementing additional security measures to further protect information.”
Toronto Hospital Network Investigating After Malicious Insider Threatens Data Exposure
After learning of a possible data breach involving a former employee, Unity Health Toronto has begun to notify patients their medical records may have been compromised. With roughly 150 patients potentially affected, the hospital network issued a statement apologizing to individuals along with the breach notification.
Several Employee Email Accounts Compromised in Phishing Attack
In a recent press release, clothing manufacturer Next Level Apparel, announced several of its employees have been compromised in a phishing attack. The company’s statement noted that cyber criminals were able to access the email accounts, and their contents, during a timespan between February 17, 2021, and April 28, 2021.
Hackers Steal Cryptocurrency from 6,000 Coinbase Users
6,000 users of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase had their accounts compromised after a fault was exploited in the company’s implementation of SMS-based authentication.