Sudip Kar-Gupta reports that Laurent-Perrier revealed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack. The French champagne house is the main company of the Laurent-Perrier Group, whose other flagship brands include the houses of Salon, De Castellane and Delamotte. The firm disconnected its servers after discovering its information network was hacked. No details were…
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De: Suspected ransomware: “Cyber attack” on the Madsack publishing group
The publishing company Madsack GmbH & Co. KG (and Madsack Media Group) is a German publishing and media group based in Hanover. The core business consists of 15 regional daily newspapers. Axel Kannenberg reports (translation): The Madsack publishing group has apparently been attacked by ransomware. According to a media report, an internal mail from the…
Jp: 231 people’s data likely stolen in cyberattack on Cabinet Office
Tatsuya Sudo and Hidemasa Yoshizawa report: A file-sharing server used by the Cabinet Office and Cabinet Secretariat officials was illegally accessed and the personal information of hundreds of people may have been stolen, the Cabinet Office revealed on April 22. The top government offices use the server to share files with outside organizations. The files…
Ca: Canac hardware stores victims of a cyberattack
David Remillard reports (translation): The Quebec hardware store Canac was recently the target of a cyber attack, causing computer failures for nearly two weeks. For the moment, nothing suggests that sensitive data has been stolen. The cyberattack took place on April 9, confirms Patrick Delisle, the company’s marketing director. The firm seems to be cautiously optimistic…
Ca: Court approves data breach settlements with BMO, CIBC
James Langton reports: An Ontario court has approved proposed class action settlements with Bank of Montreal (BMO) and CIBC over cybersecurity breaches involving thousands of clients. The Superior Court of Justice endorsed settlements and distribution plans designed to resolve lawsuits against the banks stemming from a data theft that affected more than 10,000 clients of…
Chinese military seen behind Japan cyberattacks
Kyodo and Bloomberg News report: China’s military is thought to have instructed a hacker group to conduct cyberattacks on nearly 200 companies and research institutes in Japan, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, investigative sources said Tuesday. Tokyo police referred a Chinese man, who is a member of the Chinese Communist Party, to prosecutors Tuesday…