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B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents
March 8, 2024 The Canadian PressAn RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia’s Interior. Interior Health says police contacted them in January about finding a document during its investigation…
Toronto cyberattacks show public bodies need to boost security, experts say
February 14, 2024 Maan Alhmidi – The Canadian PressAs the Toronto Public Library gradually works to restore full service following a crippling October cyberattack, experts are warning that public organizations need to find ways to bolster their ransomware defences, despite having limited resources. A few months after the…
Global Affairs Canada investigating ‘malicious’ cyberattack and data breach
January 31, 2024 by Jason ContantOTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada announced Tuesday it is investigating a cyberattack and data breach that has forced it to limit remote access to its networks. The department said in a statement, which confirmed earlier media reports, that early results…
Nova Scotia privacy commissioner to investigate file-sharing cyber breach
December 8, 2023 The Canadian PressHALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s information and privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into the theft of personal information from a file-transfer system used by the provincial government. In June, the government confirmed a cybersecurity breach involving a third-party system known…
Ontario union victim of ransomware attack, notifies members of personal data compromised
November 24, 2022 The Canadian PressTORONTO – The union representing public high school teachers in Ontario says it was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this year that compromised members’ personal information. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says it discovered in late May…
Privacy czar finds gaps in federal party policies on personal information
December 16, 2019 Jim Bronskill - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The privacy policies of all the major federal political parties failed to ensure people gave valid consent to the collection and use of their personal information, concluded an analysis by the federal privacy commissioner. The policies also fell…
How to get Canadian policyholders to share their personal information
March 22, 2019 by Jason ContantNearly half of Canadian consumers would be willing to share “significant personal information,” such as location data and lifestyle information, with their insurer or bank in exchange for lower pricing on products and services, according to a new report from…
Fraud survey reveals Canadians’ fears about safety of personal information
March 7, 2018 by Jason ContantNearly four in 10 (39%) of Canadians fear that their personal information has been compromised. The annual fraud survey, released on Wednesday, was commissioned by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada and conducted last month. Three-quarters (76%) of 1,000 Canadians…
Uber isn’t saying how many Canadians were affected by year-old hack
November 22, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)TORONTO – Privacy advocates are raising alarms at Uber’s reluctance to disclose a year-old security breach that saw hackers steal the personal information of millions of customers around the world. Uber admitted Monday that hackers stole names, email addresses and…
Federal privacy commissioner asks Equifax for information on affected Canadians
September 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced on Tuesday that it has “advised Equifax to provide information to affected Canadians as soon as possible” following last week’s data breach that affected an estimated 143 million people in…
Insurers increasingly concerned about “silent cyber” exposure: Willis Re poll
September 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAbout half of polled insurance industry practitioners see the risk of “silent cyber” exposure – potential cyber-related losses due to silent coverage from insurance policies not specifically designed to cover cyber risk – as growing over the coming year, according…
Equifax says U.S.-focused theft of data touched ‘certain’ Canadian residents
September 8, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)TORONTO – Credit monitoring company Equifax says that it will work with regulators in Canada and the United Kingdom to determine the appropriate steps following a lapse in cyber security that’s affecting about 143 million people in the United States.…