London Drugs Refuses to Pay Ransom After Cyberattack Shuts Stores

The retailer's stores were closed for a week following a ransomware attack; employee data may be compromised.

London Drugs closed 80 stores across Western Canada after the April 28 cyberattack.
The company refused to pay a $25 million ransom demanded by the LockBit ransomware gang.
Employee information might be leaked on the dark web, but no customer data appears compromised.
London Drugs is offering two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection to all employees.
Third-party cybersecurity experts and police are investigating the incident.