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    Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Investigating Christmas Day Cybersecurity Incident

    2021-12-28

    Global News: The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) reports that it has temporarily disabled certain computer systems and applications, as it investigates a cybersecurity incident that occurred on Dec. 25.

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    Shutterfly Reports Ransomware Incident

    2021-12-27

    ZDNet: Digital photography company Shutterfly reported a ransomware attack on Sunday. The incident was first reported by Bleeping Computer, which said a source told them the company was attacked by the Conti ransomware group.  

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    Capital One Settles Class-Action Cyber Lawsuit for $190 Million

    2021-12-23

    BNN Bloomberg: Capital One Financial Corp. agreed to pay $190 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that customers filed against the firm after a hacker broke into its cloud-computing systems and stole their personal information.

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    Cybersecurity Startup Snyk Is Said to Plan 2022 IPO

    2021-12-23

    BNN Bloomberg: Cybersecurity startup Snyk Ltd. is making preparations for an initial public offering that could happen as early as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

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    RSA Cybersecurity Conference Delayed Until June as Omicron Rages

    2021-12-22

    BNN Bloomberg: The RSA Conference, a major cybersecurity event that takes place annually in San Fransisco, is being delayed until June due to an increase in Covid-19 cases. The event was originally scheduled to take place in February. 

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    We’re starting to see a national response to ransomware, says Mandiant CEO

    2021-12-21

    CNBC: As the recent Log4j breach demonstrates, U.S. businesses and government organizations have been taking a pounding from cybercriminals. It’s coming in the form of ransomware, data breaches, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), and other damaging attacks.

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    Wipro to Acquire Edgile to Strengthen its Leadership in Strategic Cybersecurity Services

    2021-12-20

    Yahoo Finance: Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Austin, Texas headquartered Edgile, a transformational cybersecurity consulting provider that focuses on risk and compliance, information and cloud security, and digital identity.

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    Cybersecurity Firm ZeroFox to Go Public Via $1.4 Bln Blank-check Deal

    2021-12-20

    Financial Post: Cybersecurity company ZeroFox said it will buy digital privacy protection platform IDX and go public through a merger with blank-check firm L&F Acquisition Corp, in a deal that values the combined entity at $1.4 billion.

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    SEC Charges Five Russians in $80 Million Hacking and Trading Scheme

    2021-12-20

    SEC: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against five Russian nationals for engaging in a multi-year scheme to profit from stolen corporate earnings announcements obtained by hacking into the systems of two U.S.-based filing agent companies before the announcements were made public.

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    Cybersecurity Company Identifies mMonths-long Attack On US federal Commission

    2021-12-20

    ZDNet: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has been hit with a cyberattack, according to cybersecurity firm Avast

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