Cyber Threat

• Pushwoosh: Russian software pretending to be American found in U.S. Army, CDC apps

  The U.S. Army said it had removed an app containing Pushwoosh code in March because of concerns. That app was used by soldiers at one of the country's main combat training bases.

  World

  Nov 16, 2022
  
• St. Marys, Ont. grapples with cyberattack as ransomware group threatens to publish stolen data

  St. Marys spokesperson Brett O'Reilly confirmed to Global News that a cyberattack was the result of the notorious ransomware group LockBit, which has been active since late 2019.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2022
  
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• Sensitive personal data among thousands of files exposed in Elgin cybersecurity incident: Gonyou

  Ontario's Elgin County confirmed a cybersecurity incident on March 31 and now says that roughly 26,000 files, along with personal information of about 300 people were compromised.

  Crime

  May 16, 2022
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• Purported Elgin County data posted online by ransomware group: cyber threat expert

  Elgin County officials have been tight-lipped about the 'technical disruption' and have provided little detail about the claimed data leak.

  Politics

  Apr 28, 2022
• Quebec restores some government websites taken down due to software vulnerability 

  Cybersecurity experts praised Quebec's decision to take the websites down, however, they warned that getting all government systems back online could take weeks or months.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2021
• GO Transit website back online after precautionary outage over cyber threat

  Metrolinx said the GO Transit website was back online and fully functional as of 1:15 p.m. and thanked customers for their patience during the outage.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2021
• NATO head says Canadian troops in Latvia smeared by Russia-backed online propaganda

  Russian-linked social media accounts have been spreading false or misleading stories about Canadian soldiers, according to NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2017
• Why the WannaCry ransomware threat isn’t over yet, and how you can protect yourself

  The WannaCry ransomware cyber attack took some of the world's largest economies by surprise, and it's not over yet.

  Consumer

  May 13, 2017
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• Hydro One says police investigating possible cyber threat

  Ontario's Hydro One says it is assisting Canadian law enforcement agencies in an ongoing investigation into a possible cyber threat against the electricity distributor.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2017