Manufacturers increasingly targets for ransomware attacks, study finds
May 19, 2021 The Canadian PressTORONTO – A new report says North American manufacturing companies are increasingly targets for cybercriminal gangs that use malicious software to shut down businesses if they don’t pay a ransom. Research from Toronto-based eSentire says that six known criminal gangs…
Montreal library closes after hacking attack on daycare registration website
May 17, 2021 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – A large library in Montreal will be closed until Tuesday morning in the wake of a hacking attack on Quebec’s public daycare registration website. Quebec’s Treasury Board Secretariat issued a recommendation on Friday evening urging all government bodies…
Cybersecurity experts say Canadian businesses can learn from U.S. pipeline attack
May 13, 2021 David Paddon - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Canada’s two largest pipeline companies say they have taken a proactive approach to avoid the type of cyberattack that has disrupted gasoline supplies in the U.S. Southeast and contributed to higher retail gasoline prices across North America. Hackers…
ICBC says COVID-19 rebate cheques delayed after cyberattack on third party
March 18, 2021 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it’s temporarily delaying the delivery of COVID-19 rebate cheques due to a cyberattack on a third-party vendor contracted to provide printing and distribution services. ICBC says in a statement the vendor…
B.C.’s Simon Fraser University reports cyberattack, some personal information exposed
February 18, 2021 The Canadian PressBURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser University says a cyberattack on a school server has exposed personal information. The British Columbia university says in a statement that spreadsheet data on the breached server contained personal information for a number of current…
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…
Cyber insurance: Most frequent and costly claims revealed
November 24, 2020 by Jason ContantExternal attacks on companies result in the most expensive cyber insurance losses, but internal failures like employee mistakes and technical problems are the most frequent generator of claims by number (albeit with a lower financial impact), a new report says.…
Cyberattack targets Montreal health agency, forcing it to go offline
November 2, 2020 Sidhartha Banerjee - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – A Montreal health agency has been forced off-line as authorities deal with a cyberattack. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday that specific attacks hit systems at the regional health agency covering west-central Montreal, which oversees the Jewish…
Two ways your clients are most likely to get hacked during COVID-19
July 17, 2020 by Adam MalikCybercriminals are showing much better success with phishing and social engineering attacks while everyone is working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, says a recent report. In fact, in a highly-publicized incident just days ago, Twitter confirmed it was the…
Cyber attack in Canada spawns $60 million lawsuit
March 29, 2019 By Colin Perkel - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – As many as 200,000 people may have had their personal information stolen in a hack on servers at one of Ontario’s most popular casinos, a lawyer for the plaintiffs pressing a proposed class action argued on Thursday. However,…