Breadcrumb Trail Links Atlantic Canada Nova Scotia Halifax Opinion Opinion Published May 27, 2025 • Last updated 6 minutes ago • 4 minute read Data breaches and hacks, like the ransomware attack that hit Nova Scotia Power, are becoming a way of life for Nova Scotians. Photo by TIM KROCHAK Article content I am of two...Read More
U.S. law firms have been alerted by the FBI regarding callback phishing and social engineering intrusions launched by the Luna Moth ransomware operation, also known as Silent Ransom Group, Chatty Spider, and UNC3753, just after EclecticIQ disclosed that the ransomware gang has been spoofing IT helpdesks to compromise legal and financial organizations across the country,...Read More
The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world’s most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow’s role in its development and the fate of its founder. LockBit supplied ransomware to a global network of hackers, who used the services in recent years to attacks thousands of targets worldwide and rake...Read More
On May 22, Hackread.com reported that Everest claimed responsibility for stealing data on 959 Coca-Cola employees, specifically across the Middle East, including the UAE, Oman, and Bahrain. Separately, another hacker group claimed to have stolen 23 million records from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP). Hackread.com can now confirm that the Everest ransomware group has leaked sensitive...Read More
Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2025 Nova Scotia Power confirms it was hit by a ransomware attack but hasn’t paid the ransom, nearly a month after first disclosing the cyberattack. Nova Scotia Power confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack...Read More
840,000 patient per year hospital empire fights ransomware attack Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on major hospital empire Mediclinic, claiming to have exfiltrated data, which it threatens to publish if a ransom payment is not made. Mediclinic is a South African private hospital group that operates 74 hospitals, 28 outpatient clinics, 21 day...Read More
Security teams can no longer afford to treat third-party security as a compliance checkbox, according to SecurityScorecard. Traditional vendor risk assessments, conducted annually or quarterly, are too slow to detect active threats. 35.5% of all breaches in 2024 were third-party related, a 6.5% increase from 2023. This figure is likely conservative due to underreporting and...Read More
According to researchers from Michigan State University, Yale and Johns Hopkins, ransomware is now the leading culprit behind U.S. health data breaches. Ransomware is malicious software that hijacks a victim’s files or systems and holds them hostage for money. At least four Michigan hospitals have been hit in recent years, including Michigan Medicine, which had...Read More
