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Canada’s Largest Liquor Retailers Lose Credit Card Information to Hackers
Canada’s Largest Liquor Retailers Lose Credit Card Information to Hackers
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) issued a statement on Jan. 12 regarding a cybersecurity incident it experienced. According to the notice, the incident affected “online sales through LCBO.com,” and “immediate steps were...
Norton’s LifeLock Password Manager Faces Breach
Norton’s LifeLock Password Manager Faces Breach
Hackers breached Norton Password Manager in early December, according to Gen Digital, the parent company for Norton, AVG, Avast, and other well-known cybersecurity products. This came after the attacker purchased username and pass...
ID Verification Now Required to Watch Adult Content in Louisiana
ID Verification Now Required to Watch Adult Content in Louisiana
Louisiana has issued a law — Act 440 — that requires websites with adult content to verify the age of its visitors. The means of verification can be a government-issued ID, such as a driver’s license. The bill was proposed by Rep...
NordVPN’s No-Logs Policy Verified a Third Time
NordVPN’s No-Logs Policy Verified a Third Time
NordVPN conducted the third independent audit of its no-logs policy. The audit was performed by Deloitte, which is an industry-leading auditing firm. It’s a member of The Big Four — four massive firms that oversee over 80% of US p...
LastPass Sued Over Password Vault Breach
LastPass Sued Over Password Vault Breach
LastPass is facing a class action lawsuit after announcing last month that it lost its customers’ password vaults during a data breach. The lawsuit was filed by Plaintiff John Doe, who, apparently, has been using the password mana...
Bitdefender Releases MegaCortex Ransomware Decryptor
Bitdefender Releases MegaCortex Ransomware Decryptor
Bitdefender, in cooperation with Europol, the Zürich authorities, and the NoMoreRansomware Project has released a free ransomware decryptor to help the victims of the MegaCortex cyber criminal group get their stolen data back. Thi...
Job Applicants Fall Victim to Five Guys Burger Chain Data Breach
Job Applicants Fall Victim to Five Guys Burger Chain Data Breach
American burger chain, Five Guys, experienced a data breach mid-September last year, which led to the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) of job applicants. According to the fast food chain, it “identified a secu...
Slack’s Github Code Stolen During Breach
Slack’s Github Code Stolen During Breach
Popular online chat company Slack announced last week that it was the victim of a data breach, which resulted in several employee tokens being stolen. Though there was only a limited amount of tokens taken, threat actors were able...
Meta Faces a $400 Million Fine for Violating Data Transparency Laws
Meta Faces a $400 Million Fine for Violating Data Transparency Laws
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued two fines to Meta this week that totaled more than $400 million for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws. The DPC also stated that Meta has three months to...
Hackers Issue Apology for Attacking a Children's Hospital
Hackers Issue Apology for Attacking a Children's Hospital
SickKids released a statement last month to inform the public it was a victim of a cybersecurity attack. SickKids is a children’s hospital in Canada dedicated to improving the health of children in the country. The hospital is aff...