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Pot shop sales data was ‘misappropriated,’ Ontario cannabis distributor says
May 11, 2022 Tara Deschamps - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – The Ontario Cannabis Store says a data breach involving some of its sales information is being investigated by the Ontario Provincial Police. Daffyd Roderick, a spokesperson for the Crown agency responsible for distributing cannabis from producers to pot…
Investigation launched into email breach at N.L. fuel company North Atlantic
April 26, 2022 The Canadian PressJOHN’S, N.L. – A fuel company in Newfoundland and Labrador is investigating after an employee’s email account was breached and information was downloaded from the account. A release from NARL Marketing, which operates the North Atlantic outlets across the province,…
Cyberbreach at Rideau Hall was ‘sophisticated’ intrusion, internal documents reveal
April 19, 2022 Jim Bronskill - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Newly disclosed documents reveal the breach of an internal computer network at Rideau Hall was described to senior government officials as a “sophisticated cyber incident” in the days before the public was told of the security lapse. Internal…
RCMP investigating hack of spy watchdog network involving theft of files, agency says
August 27, 2021 Jim Bronskill - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The national spy watchdog says the RCMP is investigating a cybersecurity breach that resulted in the theft of files and the compromise of personal information. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says that between March 9 and…
Cyberattack may have exposed 500,000 files: Saskatchewan privacy commissioner
January 12, 2021 The Canadian PressREGINA – A report from Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says more than 500,000 files with personal information could have been exposed in a ransomware attack on the province’s electronic health information network. The office started an investigation into the December 2019…
Personal info of kids with disabilities accidentally shared: Manitoba government
August 28, 2020 The Canadian PressWINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says human error resulted in the personal information of 9,000 children with disabilities being unintentionally shared. The province says the breach occurred on Wednesday when staff from Children’s Disability Services sent an email intended for…
How Canada’s mandatory breach notification has affected the P&C industry
February 24, 2020 by Jason ContantCanada’s new mandatory breach notification requirements have increased the number of reported claims, leading to a re-shuffling of claims costs for insurers, according to a privacy lawyer. “It definitely leads to more claims and it makes its presence [known] in…
LifeLabs facing proposed class action lawsuit over data breach
January 3, 2020 The Canadian PressTORONTO – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against medical services company LifeLabs over a data breach that allowed hackers to access the personal information of up to 15 million customers. In an unproven statement of claim filed…
Desjardins revises data theft impact numbers, says 4.2 million affected
November 1, 2019 Julien Arsenault - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – The Desjardins Group data theft is much more widespread than first thought and actually hit 4.2 million members, the banking co-operative’s chief executive said Friday. Guy Cormier told a news conference the revised number – which represents the…
Data breach affects nearly 3 million Desjardins Group members
June 20, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Desjardins Group said Thursday the personal information of more than 2.9 million of its members has been shared with individuals outside of the organization. The Quebec-based financial institution said the breach affects 2.7 million individual members and 173,000…
Help your client overcome the stigma of the “breach” word
April 23, 2019 by Greg MeckbachManaging cyber risk effectively means considering the business objectives and setting rules on who can declare a breach has occurred, speakers told insurance professionals at a recent conference. “There is a big connotation as it relates to the word ‘breach,’”…
One way of devaluing cyber attacks
February 1, 2019 by Jason ContantFinancial institutions looking to verify online users should use “security layers” to help devalue attacks to extract data from legitimate consumers, a Vancouver-based security company recommends. For insurers and banks, security layers with behavioural analytics and passive biometrics can allow…