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LockBit, a well-known ransomware operator that has previously claimed credit for attacks on technology giant Foxconn, British healthcare provider Advanced and IT giant Accenture,...

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently shared information on tactics, techniques, and procedures used in Venus ransomware attacks, as well as some...

This episode features a discussion on the arrest in Canada of a ransomware suspect, cybersecurity insurance and considerations for your next cybersecur

One of Canada’s biggest supermarket chains was hit a week ago by the Black Basta strain of ransomware, according to a news site. BleepingComputer made the claim today after seeing ransom notes on Empire Company Ltd. devices and viewing negotiation chats. Headquartered in New Brunswick, Empire pulls $30.5 billion in annualized sales through its Sobeys,

Organizations around the world — including in Canada — are increasingly adopting multifactor authentication (MFA) to improve their cybersecurity posture, a new report from Cisco Systems suggests. The numbers, which come from an analysis of the use of Cisco’s Duo MFA platform, show authentications through Duo were up almost 15 per cent in the U.S.

A new report on phishing, a warning of Venus ransomware, malware hidden in images and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Remembrance Day, November 11th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com.   Many advanced email attacks still successfully end with the theft of user credentials or account takeovers. That’s according

IceXLoader, an updated version of a malware loader, is suspected of infecting thousands of Windows machines worldwide for private and corporate customers. IceXLoader is a...

A security researcher, David Schütz has received a $70,000 bug bounty after inadvertently discovering a Google Pixel lock-screen bypass hack that solved a high-severity...