Remember the London Drugs hack? It shut down their stores for a while. And it caused their president to apologize for getting pwned. There’s a new chapter in this saga, and The Canadian Press has the details:
Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head office last month have released some of the data after it refused to pay a ransom.
The Richmond, B.C.-based company says in a statement the files may contain “some employee information,” calling it a “deeply distressing” situation.
This statement comes in response to this Tweet from Brett Callow who is in a position to know these things:
So now we know that LockBit was the group who pwned London Drugs. And we know they swiped data. Though that part should have been a given as that’s how these groups operate. Right now we know that employee data was swiped. But they could have gotten more. And given that London Drugs refused to pay the ransom, as they should, then we’ll find out soon enough what else LockBit swiped.
This does bring up a question. If Brett Callow didn’t disclose this on Twitter, would London Drugs have said anything? Riddle me that Batman.
Bad News: London Drugs Data Leaked By Hackers
Posted in Commentary with tags Hacked, London Drugs on May 24, 2024 by itnerdRemember the London Drugs hack? It shut down their stores for a while. And it caused their president to apologize for getting pwned. There’s a new chapter in this saga, and The Canadian Press has the details:
Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head office last month have released some of the data after it refused to pay a ransom.
The Richmond, B.C.-based company says in a statement the files may contain “some employee information,” calling it a “deeply distressing” situation.
This statement comes in response to this Tweet from Brett Callow who is in a position to know these things:
So now we know that LockBit was the group who pwned London Drugs. And we know they swiped data. Though that part should have been a given as that’s how these groups operate. Right now we know that employee data was swiped. But they could have gotten more. And given that London Drugs refused to pay the ransom, as they should, then we’ll find out soon enough what else LockBit swiped.
This does bring up a question. If Brett Callow didn’t disclose this on Twitter, would London Drugs have said anything? Riddle me that Batman.
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