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BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare

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05
Mar

There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV“) as the company struggles to bring services back online amid a cyberattack that has disrupted prescription drug services nationwide for weeks. However, the cybercriminal who claims to have given BlackCat access […]

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Canada’s anti-money laundering agency hit by a cyber attack

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Canada’s national anti-money laundering agency has been hit by a cyber attack. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) said Tuesday that over the last 24 hours it has been managing a cyber incident. “The incident does not involve the centre’s intelligence or classified systems,” it said in a statement. “As a […]

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Coffee Briefing Mar. 5 – High speed internet access for 150 NWT households; Canadian small business owners slow in generative AI uptake; Mistral AI open source model now available on IBM’s watsonx; and more

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05
Mar

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!  Missed the last Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. Government of Canada invests over $2 million to connect 150 Northwest Territories households The federal government has announced an investment of over C$1.9 […]

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Microsoft to kill support for the Windows Subsystem for Android in 2025

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Microsoft has updated developer documentation indicating that support for the Windows Subsystem for Android will end on March 5, 2024 Read More: Microsoft to kill support for the Windows Subsystem for Android in 2025

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Meta and other sites down across North America this morning

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05
Mar

Meta and its associated sites were reportedly taken down this morning. Cyberint (Cyberint.com) reported that three threat actor groups – Skynet, Godzilla, and Anonymous Sudan – claimed that they had shut down Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Although reports surfaced as early as 10 am Eastern Time, Ookla’s Downdector site showed a massive spike in outages […]

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