A digital storage firm company says the ransomware group whose software was used to attack Indigo Books & Music carried out 101 attacks in the month of February, a record for the group that began operating in 2019. NordLocker says LockBit has carried out more than 1,300 attacks since January 2020, and doubled its monthly […]

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TORONTO — A union representing 200 employees of Indigo Books & Music Inc. is calling on the retailer to disclose more information about the scope of its recent data breach and offer additional support to staff affected by the cyberattack. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 1006A said Saturday that it is “increasingly […]

MONTREAL — Miriam Ikhlef felt like she had everything she needed to become a police officer. A graduate of the Universite de Montreal’s security and police studies program, she’d been working as a 911 dispatcher for the Montreal police service for 13 months, even earning a commendation for how she handled a call involving a […]

On Monday, more than 30 lawyers and professors joined forces in an open letter to speak out against proposed changes to lobbying rules in Canada. Opponents say lobbying stands to become more unethical if suggested changes from the commissioner of lobbying Nancy Belanger go through. Faisal Bhabha, associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, said […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target diaspora communities and interfere in elections. A newly released report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urges policy-makers and the technology industry to consider steps that can be […]

One month after a cyberattack hit Indigo Books & Music Inc., Canada’s biggest bookstore chain is back online, although, still grappling with the fallout. “A month has passed but it’s not back to normal for Indigo,” said Charles Finlay, executive director of Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitan University. “It’s a reflection of the complexity […]

OTTAWA — A newly released document shows the head of the RCMP told Ottawa the national police force could offer guidance to the Winnipeg police on searching a landfill for the remains of two First Nations women. As anger grew over the initial refusal by the Winnipeg police to search the site, RCMP Commissioner Brenda […]

Mark Lee, a professional translator and former council candidate in Richmond, B.C., says he knows what it’s like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena amid scrutiny of alleged foreign interference. He says he’s not ignorant of the risks and considers potential political interference a serious issue that […]

Indigo says the data leak that affected current and former employees of the bookstore chain included information on medical leaves and immigration applications, as well as other sensitive information not included when the company initially disclosed the leak. It has been a month since the retailer was hit by a cyberattack that brought down its […]

TORONTO — It’s been one month since a ransomware attack hit Canada’s biggest bookstore chain. The hack kicked Indigo Books & Music Inc.’s website and payment systems offline and compromised the personal information of some current and former employees. Here’s a timeline of the cyberattack: Feb. 8: In a post on Twitter at 2:15 p.m. […]