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(Recasts with Trump's announcement, adds Truth Social post in paragraph 2, governor's statement in paragraphs 3-4, context in paragraph 5, 7-8) By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he reversed his administration's plan to cut $187 million from New York's security funding, which the state's governor described would have been "devastating." "I am pleased to advise that I reversed the cuts made to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for New York City and State," Trump said in a social media post. Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, who had criticised the initial move, welcomed the reversal and said the cuts would have affected the state's law enforcement and counterterrorism operations. "I’m glad President Trump heard our call and reversed course… Because of our efforts, $187 million in critical funding will be restored," Hochul said in a statement. The grants were part of the Homeland Security Grant Program, which is overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and pay for states' counterterrorism and emergency preparedness projects. FEMA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters. A federal judge in Rhode Island earlier this week temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $233 million in counterterrorism grant funds for Democratic-led states, after eleven states sued over last-minute changes to such grants. As of Friday, the administration has frozen at least $28 billion in funding for Democratic cities and states, escalating the president's campaign to use the extraordinary power of the U.S. government to punish political rivals. (Reporting by Courtney Rozen and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )

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* Canadian dollar gains 0.1% against the greenback * For the week, the loonie down 0.1% * Price of U.S. oil increases 1% * Bond yields rise across the curve By Fergal Smith TORONTO, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as oil prices rose, but the currency was still headed for a weekly decline. The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at 1.3955 per U.S. dollar, or 71.66 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3940 to 1.3969. On Thursday, the currency touched its weakest intraday level since May 16 at 1.3986. For the week, it was down 0.1%, which would be its second straight weekly decline. "The CAD has had another poor week," Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret, strategists at Scotiabank, said in a note. "Weaker crude and a mild downturn in Canadian terms of trade are the obvious drags on the CAD’s performance." The price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, was trading 1% higher at $61.06 a barrel, but was also set for a weekly decline. Eight OPEC+ countries are likely to further raise oil output on Sunday. Canada's services economy contracted at a steeper pace in September as businesses shed jobs and outstanding work sank to a five-year low, S&P Global's Canada services PMI data showed. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to meet with U.S President Donald Trump on Tuesday in Washington to discuss economic and security issues, Carney's office said, as the two nations review a North American trade pact. The Canadian dollar is set to strengthen over the coming year as expected Federal Reserve interest rate cuts weigh on the greenback, but uncertain prospects for the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement could put that forecast at risk, a Reuters poll found. Canadian government bond yields moved higher across the curve, with the market tracking moves in U.S. Treasuries after the U.S. government shutdown led to the postponement of a key jobs report. The 10-year was up 1.5 basis points at 3.191%. (Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Cybercriminals connected to a recent string of ransomware attacks on major British retailers said on Friday they had stolen almost 1 billion records from cloud technology giant Salesforce by focusing on companies that use its software. A group calling itself "Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters" told Reuters it had obtained the Salesforce records, and said they contain personally identifiable information. The group also claimed responsibility for the hacks of Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover earlier this year. Reuters was not able to verify the group’s claims. Salesforce said its systems were not hacked. "At this time, there is no indication that the Salesforce platform has been compromised, nor is this activity related to any known vulnerability in our technology," a Salesforce spokesperson said. One of the hackers, who identified themselves as Shiny, told Reuters in an email they did not directly hack Salesforce, but targeted Salesforce customers using "vishing," or voice phishing, a form of social engineering attack in which hackers impersonate employees to IT help desks over the phone. Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters published a leak site on the darkweb on Friday which listed around 40 other companies it said it had hacked. It was not clear if those companies were Salesforce clients. Both the hackers and Salesforce declined to say if they were negotiating a ransom. In June, security researchers at Google's Threat Intelligence Group said the group, which it tracks as "UNC6040," had “proven particularly effective at tricking employees” into installing a modified version of Salesforce’s Data Loader, a proprietary tool used to bulk import data into Salesforce environments. Technical infrastructure tied to the hacking campaign shares characteristics with suspected ties to the broader and loosely organised ecosystem known as “The Com,” which is known for small, disparate groups engaging in cybercriminal and sometimes violent activity, the Google researchers said. In July, British police arrested four people under 21 as part of a police investigation into cyberattacks that disrupted operations at UK retailers. (Reporting by James Pearson; Editing by Sergio Non and Diane Craft)

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