Sobeys reportedly hit by Black Basta ransomware
Sobeys, Canada’s second-largest supermarket chain with more than 1,500 locations, has revealed that its grocery stores and pharmacies have been struggling with IT problems in the past week.
Extortion scammers threaten to ruin websites’ reputation with extortion emails
A group of extortion scammers called Team Montesano is targeting website owners and administrators around the world. They claim to have hacked their servers and are demanding $2,500 not to release any data after sending emails that read “Your website, databases and emails have been hacked.” The spam message also warns that the hackers will […]
LockBit ransomware gang operator arrested by Canadian authorities
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, has suffered a major setback after Canadian authorities arrested one of its members. According to The European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT), Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Russian-Canadian citizen, was arrested […]
Health industry warned of dangerous Venus ransomware
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently shared information on tactics, techniques, and procedures used in Venus ransomware attacks, as well as some harm reduction recommendations that health organizations can use to strengthen their defenses against attacks. The rise of the Venus ransomware, also known as GOODGAME, is the reason for these warnings. The […]
Apple to pay iCloud Plus subscribers in U.S. as part of class action
Apple began paying Apple iCloud Plus subscribers in the United States between 2015 and 2016 after a class-action lawsuit alleged that the company stored the data of iCloud subscribers on third-party servers without informing them and demanded Apple Pay $14.8 million to users. Payment notifications have been buzzing, but payment for some users is said […]
Apple funds satellite infrastructure for Emergency SOS with $450 Million
Apple has revealed that it will invest $450 million to bring the new iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite to the U.S. and Canada, and says it is investing in critical infrastructure to support the feature through its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. The funding was obtained through Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund and will be used to […]
Meta job cuts affect technology, business and recruitment teams
Meta, the owner of Facebook, said that the company’s first major staff reduction, which saw 11,000 employees laid off in an unprecedented move to cut costs, involved employees at all levels and across every team, including those with high performance scores. Lori Goler, chief human resources officer at Meta, said 54% of those laid off […]
Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification after wave of fake accounts storm Twitter
Twitter appears to have found a new friend in controversy since Elon Musk took over, with the most recent controversy being the outright elimination of paid checkmarks on Twitter, preceded by a wave of celebrities and corporate impersonators on its platform who quickly misused the company’s new paid verification system, introduced just hours earlier. The […]
Eli Lilly’s stock falls after fake blue-check tweet
Eli Lilly’s stock fell millions in a single day to $14 billion, all thanks to a fake “verified” account on Elon Musk’s new Twitter payment system. That account impersonated Eli Lilly and tweeted “insulin is free now,” implying that the pharmaceutical company’s insulin would soon be free. Other Health care stocks such as Novo Nordisk […]
