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Cyber threats - H1 2024

Cyber threats - H1 2024

The first half of 2024 saw a worrying trend in cyberattacks targeting specific industries and key report findings include: Manufacturing and Industrial Products remains the top targeted industry by cyber threat actors in H1 2024, leading with 377 confirmed reports of ransomware and database leak hits in the first half

Planned Parenthood confirms data breach

Planned Parenthood confirms data breach

Planned Parenthood has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack affecting its IT systems, forcing it to take parts of its infrastructure offline to contain the damage. Planned Parenthood is a New York-based nonprofit organization that provides a range of reproductive health care services, education, and advocacy for birth control. It is

Cybersecurity in the gen-AI era

Cybersecurity in the gen-AI era

There has been a rise in ransomware attacks. These attacks are often initiated through gen AI-powered phishing, and are affecting local governments, education, manufacturing and healthcare. Some industries—including financial services, government and energy—are more targeted when it comes to gen AI attacks. These industries use more sophisticated technology,

Expert warns cyberattacks against Canada food industry

Expert warns cyberattacks against Canada food industry

Expert expressed concerns that Canada’s Agricultural Foods sector could be at risk of falling victim to future cyberattacks if more measures aren’t taken. “This is not a sector where there are wide margins, and the push to become even more efficient affects everything from the farm to the

Barrie, Ontario health clinic alerts patients of 'cyber-security incident'

Barrie, Ontario health clinic alerts patients of 'cyber-security incident'

Some patients of the Barrie Community Family Health Team (BCFHT) were informed that their personal health information might have been stolen by hackers, following what the BCFHT are calling a “cyber-security incident” that occurred this spring. The information stolen may have included a patient’s name, date of birth, phone

Data Breach incidents

Data Breach incidents

[1] TDSB student information breach Canada's largest public school board, Toronto District School Board, reports information about some students may have been exposed in a recent cyberattack. The Toronto District School Board said in June that an unauthorized party had gained access to its technology testing environment, which

Ransomware targets VMware ESXi

Ransomware targets VMware ESXi

Cybersecurity researchers observed the BlackByte ransomware group exploiting the recently patched security flaw CVE-2024-37085 in VMware ESXi hypervisors in recent attacks. The flaw CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score of 6.8) is an authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware ESXi. Recent investigations have revealed that the BlackByte ransomware group is using a victim’