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How privacy breach lawsuit could get more expensive for Equifax
March 25, 2019 by Greg MeckbachEquifax may have to defend itself against separate privacy class action lawsuits in at least two Canadian provinces as a result of a cyber breach in 2017. A cyber insurance claim can be triggered when a client is subject to…
New privacy rules give businesses flexibility on data breach reporting
April 20, 2018 David Paddon - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Federal data breach regulations set to take effect Nov. 1 will require mandatory reporting of security breaches that pose a “real risk of significant harm,” but give businesses flexibility about how that’s done. Ottawa has rolled out the…
Invasion of privacy class-action against Equifax proceeds in Ontario
February 1, 2018 by Greg MeckbachA class-action lawsuit arising from last year’s Equifax cyber breach is proceeding in Ontario on the basis of a new invasion-of-privacy tort that has caught the eye of Canada’s property and casualty insurers because it allows courts to award damages…
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…
‘Small number’ of RBC credit card holders affected in Equifax breach, bank says
September 22, 2017 The Canadian PressTORONTO – RBC says “a small number” of its credit-card clients’ personal information may have been affected in the massive Equifax security breach. Bank spokesperson A.J. Goodman said in an email that RBC has not yet identified any impact to…
100,000 Canadians may have been affected by data breach: Equifax Canada
September 19, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterEquifax Canada is reporting that the personal information of approximately 100,000 Canadian consumers may have been affected by the credit monitoring company’s recent data breach. “While our investigation is ongoing and this information may change, at this point, we believe…
Equifax faces growing scrutiny as CAA says 10,000 may be impacted
September 15, 2017 Armina Ligaya and David Hodges - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Equifax Canada is facing intensifying calls for transparency on its massive cyberhack as the Canadian Automobile Association informs thousands of its members that their data may have been compromised and frustrated consumers ask questions about why they’re being…
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…
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.…