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Ransomware group says it will release stolen London Drugs data if it doesn’t get $25M in 48 hours

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Dissent

Michael John Lo reports:

A ransomware gang is threatening to release confidential data it claims to have stolen from London Drugs if it isn’t paid $25 million by Thursday.

The retailer and pharmacy chain closed all of its 79 stores in Western Canada after a cybersecurity breach was discovered on April 28.

Stores, including ones on Vancouver Island, weren’t fully reopened until May 7.

On Tuesday, London Drugs confirmed to the Times Colonist that the cyberattack was orchestrated by a “sophisticated group of global cybercriminals” that took electronic files from its corporate head office.

While the company did not name the group responsible for the attack, ransomware syndicate LockBit on Tuesday posted a notice on a dark-web site where stolen information is posted threatening to release the data it had stolen unless it was paid $25 million in the next 48 hours.

Read more at Times Colonist.

Category: HackHealth DataNon-U.S.

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