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Nipigon hospital confirms patient files stolen in September cyberattack
Nipigon District Memorial Hospital says files stolen from a network share include inpatient, emergency and long-term care records. Outpatient lab and imaging services were closed after the attack.
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Thomson Reuters unit says Ontario court files were taken in C-Track breach
C-Track Canada, a Thomson Reuters business, says an attacker obtained files from its court case management platform used by three Ontario courts, possibly including sealed records.
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Attackers exploit patched VMware vCenter flaw to install reverse SSH backdoors
A critical directory traversal flaw in the VMware vCenter Syslog server, patched July 29, was exploited against hundreds of systems in 47 countries. CISA later said ransomware gangs had joined in.
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Kitchener man pleads guilty in Snowflake hacking and extortion campaign
Connor Moucka, 26, who was arrested in Ontario in 2024 and extradited, admitted his role in stealing data from at least 165 Snowflake customers and extorting victims. Sentencing is set for Oct. 27.
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Montreal's Flare secures US$30 million to expand dark web monitoring and buy rivals
The threat exposure management company combined a US$15-million Series B extension led by Inovia with US$15 million in BMO debt, and says it will pursue acquisitions.
