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Hamilton taxpayers are looking at fronting the full cost of a devastating 2024 cyberattack after the city’s insurance company denied its claim.

The provincial agency overseeing Ontario’s home care system was informed about a massive data breach in April, Global News has learned, more than two months before the public, along with hundreds of thousands of impacted patients, were notified. Colin D’Mello reports.

Following a joint Canada-U.K. investigation, British authorities have fined 23andMe more than $4.2 million CAD for failing to protect the sensitive genetic data of millions of users, including more than 300,000 Canadians, in a major 2023 cyberattack. Neetu Garcha speaks with one of the victims of the breach, and reports on the findings of the...

An American college student is expected to plead guilty to charges in a cyberattack on PowerSchool that compromised personal information about students and teachers — including those with the Calgary Board of Education. Skylar Peters reports.

A leader in cybersecurity is hosting a major international event for cybersecurity professionals in Montreal. It comes on the heels of Fortinet’s new Global Threat Landscape that shows Canada was in the top three nations experiencing cyberattacks in 2024. Fortinet’s Global VP of threat intelligence Derek Manky joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella with...

Spanish electricity grid operator said on Tuesday its preliminary assessment had ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of a nationwide power outage that hit most of Spain and Portugal on Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also ruled out the possibility that an excess of electricity generated by renewable sources caused the massive power...

New details tonight about a cyberattack that could have captured your child’s personal data – we have the latest.

New Brunswick liquor stores have now been closed for more than two days. A potential cyber threat led the organization to shut down its systems on Tuesday. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports.

The Holt government begins its promised investigation into a mysterious neurological condition, a potential cyberattack shuts down NB Liquor stores and a 10-year-old Moncton girl is making her mark in the tennis world.

Public libraries across Calgary remained closed over the Thanksgiving long weekend after a cyberattack closed all locations on Friday, Oct. 11. Drew Stremick has more why hackers may have chosen CPL as its target.

In response to a question about reports of Iranian-backed cyberhackers targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said Monday that the latest attempts to interfere in U.S. elections are “nothing new for the Iranian regime.” The FBI said Monday it was investigating the claims, while the Iranian government has denied the...

The CrowdStrike outage more than a week ago, and a cyberattack on CDK Global, have both highlighted the concerns around industry reliance on big tech companies. Experts say it’s a “wake-up call” for industries to ensure backups are in place as tech issues become harder to escape. It also signals a need to improve security....

Two cyberattacks that hit CDK Global, a company that provides software to thousands of car dealerships across North America, have left the company working to restore its services. As a result, many dealers have resorted to alternative ways of helping customers with tools — such as pen and paper — or have been forced to...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that amid reports of cyberattacks to Canadian energy infrastructure, he can confirm there was “no physical damage” to any such infrastructure.

Parents registered with the Quebec government daycare portal, Place 0-5, may have had their personal information compromised. Thousands of digital files were stolen, including the personal information of a government official. Global’s Raquel Fletcher has the details.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Monday said the Justice Department “found and recaptured the majority” of its ransom paid , worth $2.3 million worth in Bitcoin, from the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.

Security remains a big issue five days before America’s presidential election. From fears of violence at the polls to potential cyberattacks, Jackson Proskow looks at the threats officials are preparing for.

LifeLabs, one of Canada’s biggest laboratory testing companies, has been hit by hackers, who held the personal information of 15 million Canadians for ransom. Mike Le Couteur reports on what kind of data were compromised, and why the company decided to pay a ransom to hackers.

With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visiting Canada on Friday, the country’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is renewing its warning to be extra vigilant for cyber attacks amid his time in the country. As Sean Previl reports, the warning comes just weeks after multiple Canadian government websites suffered cyber attacks of their own and the CSE...

Yahoo is telling users to change their passwords and warns the company will never send an email asking for your personal information. The warnings come after Yahoo announced a massive cyberattack involving 1-Billion user accounts. Hena Daniels reports.