Hundreds of thousands of books have been freed from a months-long purgatory as scores of staffers race to get them out of storage and back on shelves following a cyberattack that felled the Toronto Public Library’s computer systems in October.…
OTTAWA – The head of the RCMP said Tuesday there was no evidence to date that personal or operational information had been pilfered from the national police force’s systems during a recent cyberattack. “Based on information that we’ve gone through,…
OTTAWA – Government departments lacked adequate protections to fend off a “sophisticated and co-ordinated” cyberattack that compromised the sensitive information of tens of thousands of Canadians, the federal privacy watchdog has found. In a report tabled Thursday, privacy commissioner Philippe…
As 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…
OTTAWA – 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…
TORONTO – Canada’s largest public library system is gradually restoring more of its services after an October cyberattack brought down its website and likely exposed sensitive employee information. The Toronto Public Library said customers will be able to see a…
TORONTO – The Toronto Zoo says it believes personal information of its current, former and retired employees was stolen in a ransomware cyberattack first detected earlier this month. The zoo says the information includes past earnings information, social insurance numbers,…
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A Memorial University campus in western Newfoundland is the latest Canadian post-secondary institution to be grappling with what officials are calling a “cybersecurity incident.” The beginning of most in-person classes for the winter semester at Memorial’s…
A recent court ruling in Australia concerning the primary purpose of a forensics report following a cyberattack serves as a crucial reminder about legal privilege for Canada’s cyber insurance market. In a Nov. 10 decision, the Federal Court of Australia…
When it comes to cybersecurity in 2023, employees are usually the weakest link, ethical hackers told Canadian Underwriter. This is especially true for smaller businesses, which often have no visibility into their corporate networks, little or no budget for cybersecurity,…
OTTAWA – The federal government is coping with apparent cyberattacks this week, as a hacker group in India claims it has sowed chaos in Ottawa. The Canadian Armed Forces says that its website became unavailable to mobile users midday Wednesday,…
OTTAWA – The Weather Network and MeteoMedia still can’t send weather alerts through push notifications from its app following a “malicious cyberattack” on Monday. But Pelmorex, the parent company of the two weather services, says the attack is not affecting…