Canada’s London Drugs Keeps Stores Closed After Cyber Issue

  • Western Canadian retailer closes 79 stores, citing caution
  • Incident was discovered Sunday, cybersecurity experts hired

The chain discovered it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident on Sunday.

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Pharmacy chain London Drugs Ltd. shut dozens of stores in western Canada and even took down its phone lines as it investigates a cybersecurity incident.

The retailer discovered it was the victim of a cyber issue on Sunday and closed all 79 of its locations “out of an abundance of caution,” a spokesperson said by email.