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London Drugs closes stores until further notice due to cyberattack (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 6 months ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/britishcolumbia@lemmy.ca

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Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says it was the "victim of a cybersecurity incident" Sunday and has shuttered its stores across Western Canada until further notice.

The retailer, which is headquartered in B.C., says the closure is out of "an abundance of caution" and that it immediately took measures to counter the attack once it was discovered.

"At this time, we have no reason to believe that customer or employee data has been impacted," the company said in a statement emailed to CBC News around 5:30 p.m. PT on Sunday.

The chain says pharmacists would still support customers with urgent pharmacy needs, but anyone seeking information should call their local pharmacy to make arrangements.

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[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

As someone that worked there until relatively recently, their systems are both outdated and terrible - I can't say I'm surprised.

[–] chiisana@lemmy.chiisana.net 4 points 6 months ago

Went shopping recently… literally first time in years. Hopefully this is just a ransomware attack with no exfiltration of data.