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Canadian Government's Internal Data Breach: 69,000 Federal Workers' Information Compromised
Discover the shocking incident of an internal data breach within the Canadian Government, exposing sensitive information of over 69,000 federal workers. Uncover the details of how an errant email led to the inadvertent disclosure of names, addresses, and personal identifiers. Learn about the swift response and ongoing measures taken to address the breach, highlighting the critical need for robust data protection protocols in government institutions.
Malware Disables Canadian College’s IT Systems
A recent malware attack left Confederation College without many IT services including email and is encouraging anyone with a school email address to reset their passwords. The college’s internal IT department is now working with a third party cyber security expert to investigate a forensic investigation to fully determine whether or not any personal data was compromised and taken from their servers.
144,000 Canadians’ Personal Info Mishandled by Federal Departments
According to the OPC, over the past two years under reported breach numbers indicate that 144,000 Canadians may have had their personal information mishandled by federal departments and agencies. What makes the situation worse, is not all of the citizens involved have been made aware of the respective breaches.
Cyber Insurance: Why Businesses need To Tread Cautiously When It Comes To Ransomware
Cyber insurance plans seem to provide a substantial fail safe should an organization find themselves staring down at a ransomware attack. It seemingly provides a simpler process for dealing with an attack and an opportunity for getting normal business operations up and running as soon as possible. However, a closer look reveals a double edge that could also leave a deep cut in business owners’ pockets and heighten their vulnerabilities.
Rogers Communications Notified of Minor Data Leak
Canadian Telecommunications giant, Rogers, recently had sensitive data exposed on their GitHub developers platform. Cyber Security researchers informed UK cyber media outlet, The Register, after finding two open accounts exposing information which included: Application source code, internal user credentials and private keys.
Ransomware Hits Canadian Federal Contractor Bird Construction
Questions have risen about how the Canadian Government performs business with organizations that may be susceptible to cyber attacks after a Toronto based construction company was hit with Ransomware in December 2019. Bird Construction, who has won millions of dollars of military and government contracts with the Canadian Government, had 60 GB of data stolen by an infamous cyber threat group.
City’s Privacy Breach Handed Over to Provincial Privacy Commissioner
The city of Corner Brook has handed the reigns to an investigation to the province’s privacy commissioner after a data breach to the city’s website occurred. City officials have noted that they are not sure if private information was viewed, but they do know that there was four counts of unauthorized access by different users.
eHealth Sask Sees Downtime Costs Escalate After Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack has left eHealth Saskatchewan with a major loss in business productivity leaving some 31 cancer patients to reschedule their treatment. Although the company is stating that no patient data has been stolen, the encrypted network has left operations at a stand still.
Hackers Access Personal Health Info From Online Pharmacy
Customers of PlanetDrugsDirect have been emailed and direct mailed a warning to monitor their credit card and banking statements after the company suffered a data breach. As a member of the Canadian International Pharmacy Association (CIPA) PlanetDrugsDirect offers online prescription referral services to an approximate 400,000 customers.
Top 4 Cyber MythConceptions
Small Businesses believe a lot of Cyber Security MythConceptions. We bust the top 4 Cyber Security Myths here
Plenty of Fish Private User Info Accidental Data Leaked
Security researchers uncovered a major data breach in the Plenty of Fish Mobile App. Information that users set to “Private",” such as First Names and Postal Codes, were found to be leaked on the dating company app’s API.
2 Year Phishing Campaign Targeting Major Canadian Banks Uncovered
An intricate, two year phishing campaign with the intention of targeting 14 major Canadian banks’ customers, including many from TD Canada Trust, CIBC, Scotiabank and RBC, has recently been exposed. The extensive phishing scam targeted the banks’ customers with emails containing authentic looking PDF attachments, bank logos and authorization codes.
Financial Company Sees 245 Computers Encrypted with Ransomware
Andrew Agencies, a Manitoba based insurance company, was hit with a ransomware attack that encrypted 245 of the company’s computers. The hackers threatened to expose stolen data if a ransom wasn’t paid, however, deadlines have been pushed back as Andrew Agencies has been refusing to pay since the discovery of the attack in October. Thus far, no data has been compromised or exposed but 876 customers could be impacted.
15 Million Canadians Potentially Affected By Life Labs’ Massive Data Breach
In an open letter penned to its customers, Life Labs, one of Canada’s largest medical laboratories, recently admitted that it had become aware of a major data breach potentially affecting 15 million customers. Addresses, passwords, birthdays, health card numbers, logins and lab results were accessed and stolen by hackers in a breach that was identified in October, however the company waited until December to notify its customers.
Shaw Warns Customers of Potential Data Leak 6 Months Later
Shaw customers were recently notified of a data breach that occurred 6 months ago. Despite notifying the police of a stolen company computer in June, the company waited 6 months before detailing the report to customers.
$100s of Thousands in Ransomware Remediation For Craftsman Collision
Hackers successfully deployed a ransomware attack infiltrating Craftsman Collision, one of BC’s largest auto repair companies. The hackers were able to secure the company’s domain name and send out phishing emails to their customers.
Local Canadian Govt Accrues $667,000 in Costs After Ransomware
Although a ransom was not paid, city officials in Woodstock, ON have disclosed that they have spent $667,627 to resolve a ransomware attack from earlier this year.
Utilities Company Urging Customers To Be Alert After Data Breach
A large number of Hamilton residents were affected when a local utilities company data breach compromised an unknown number of customers’ personal data. City staff in Hamilton, ON discovered the leak of information and quickly notified Alectra Utilities.
ON Catholic School Faces Rising Downtime Costs After Ransomware
In a second attack in as many weeks, another Kitchener, Ontario organization has fallen victim to cyber attackers. This time, Ransomware targeting Ontario’s eighth largest Catholic school system caused a major disruption in services.
$2.1 Million Lost In Phishing Attack for Waterloo Brewing
A spear phishing attack in November has resulted in the Waterloo Brewery Company losing a total of $2.1 million in fraudulent wire transfers. Although the brewery believes that their system was not breached and no personal data is at risk, the financial toll was immensely heavy.