Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at 84. Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital on Monday evening, said Victoria Lord, the musician’s longtime publicist and a representative for the family. A cause of death was not immediately available….
LCBO Investigating ‘Cybersecurity Incident,’ Knocking out Website and Mobile App
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says a “cybersecurity incident” has knocked out its website and mobile app. The LCBO posted a brief statement to its social media pages Tuesday night saying a “full investigation” was underway. The provincial Crown corporation says its website and mobile app are unavailable, but in-store service is unaffected. The…
Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto Says Most Systems Back After Ransomware Attack
The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most of its priority systems are back after a ransomware attack affected its operations. Dr. Ronald Cohn, president and CEO of SickKids, says in a release Thursday that about 80 percent of the hospital’s priority systems have been restored. He says the cyberattack that began on Dec. 18 was dealt with…
Ransomware Group LockBit Apologizes Saying ‘Partner’ Was Behind SickKids Attack
A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rare, if not unprecedented, for the infamous group. LockBit, a ransomware group the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has called one of the world’s most…
SickKids Reports Cybersecurity Incident, Affecting Some Phone Lines and Web Pages
Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children says it’s responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting some of its phone lines, web pages and clinical systems. The hospital says all patient care continues and there is currently no evidence that personal health information has been compromised. SickKids says it called the hospital code for “system failure” on Sunday…
Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto Reduces Surgeries to Preserve Critical Care
The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says it is reducing surgeries to preserve its critical care capacity as it deals with a surge of intensive care cases. The hospital says in a release that it has no choice as its ICU has been above 127 percent capacity for several days. It says it is…
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