Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Canadian Retail Pharmacy Chain Says It's Reviewing Exposed Data on Gang's Leak SiteLockBit has begun to leak on its dark web site files of data the Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang claims to have stolen in an April attack on London Drugs. The group had threatened to publish the exfiltrated data if the Canadian retail pharmacy chain does not pay a $25 million ransom demand.

Threatens to Leak Stolen Data; Attack Temporarily Shut Down Retail Pharmacy StoresLockBit cybercriminals demanded a $25 million ransom from Canadian pharmacy retail chain London Drugs following an attack detected in late April that forced the company to temporarily close its 79 stores across western Canada for more than a week.

Pharmacy says it's 'unwilling and unable to pay ransom' Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has confirmed that ransomware thugs stole some of its corporate files containing employee information and says it is "unwilling and unable to pay ransom to these cybercriminals."…

Today, the LockBit ransomware gang claimed they were behind the April cyberattack on Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs and is now threatening to publish stolen data online after allegedly failed negotiations. [...]

Canadian said to have turned to a life of cybercrime during pandemic, now must pay the price – literally A LockBit ransomware kingpin has been sentenced to almost four years behind bars and ordered to pay more than CA$860,000 ($635,000, £500,000) in restitution to some of his victims by a Canadian court as he awaits extradition to the US.…

A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation

Dual Canadian-Russian National Also Agrees to US ExtraditionLockBit ransomware affiliate Mikhail Vasiliev on Tuesday received a nearly four-year prison sentence in Canada and consented to extradition to the United States, where he faces charges of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. He must also pay CA$860,000 in restitution to his Canadian victims.

Russian-Canadian cybercriminal Mikhail Vasiliev has been sentenced to four years in prison by an Ontario court for his involvement in the LockBit ransomware operation. [...]

Operation Cronos, a collab between authorities in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, and Australia — seizes data and website associated with the prolific cybercriminal organization and its affiliates.

As America, UK, Canada, Australia and friends share essential bible to detect and thwart infections Seven nations today issued an alert, plus protection tips, about LockBit, the prolific ransomware-as-a-service gang, as the group's affiliates remains a global scourge, costing US victims alone more than $91 million since 2020.…

Canada's largest bookseller rejected the pressure of the ransomware gang's countdown timer, despite data threats.

Blame it on the affiliate Notorious ransomware gang LockBit "formally apologized" for an extortion attack against Canada's largest children's hospital that the criminals blamed on a now-blocked affiliate group, and said it published a free decryptor for the victim to recover the files.…

Mikhail Vasiliev was apprehended in Canada and is in custody awaiting extradition to the US

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in LockBit ransomware attacks across the world

A dual Russian-Canadian citizen is being extradited to the US to face charges related to LockBit ransomware activities.

Ransomware gang hits Canadian town and Italian government