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The premier of Nova Scotia is calling for an investigation into how a major power utility has handled a cyberattack.

The breach not only resulted in thousands of customers' private data being leaked, but it also destroyed the company's meter communication system. 

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he is disappointed with how the privately owned provincial utility responded to a cyberattack earlier this year.

Ontario's privacy commissioner says municipal rules surrounding privacy breaches should be brought in line with provincial rules to ensure such incidents are reported.

AI company Anthropic said it disrupted a cyber attack using an AI system that its researchers linked to the Chinese government.

A Nova Scotia injury law firm is moving forward in its efforts to launch a class action lawsuit against Nova Scotia Power in light of this past spring's cyberattack. 

Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions.

Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful.

Nova Scotia’s largest utility is responding to a stinging letter from Premier Tim Houston by insisting it hasn't broken any laws.

The cyberattack affected the software of Collins Aerospace at several European airports, as passengers faced dozens of cancelled and delayed flights.

Customers frustrated with inaccurate and high power bills had the chance to speak to company representatives as the utility holds provincewide engagement sessions. 

Westjet said Monday that some passengers personal information was accessed during a June 13 cyberattack that temporarily affected access to some of its servers and software.

The cyberattack affected software of Collins Aerospace, whose systems help passengers check in, print boarding passes and bag tags, and dispatch their luggage.

The disruptions to electronic systems initially reported at Brussels, Berlin’s Brandenburg and London’s Heathrow airports meant that only manual check-in and boarding was possible.

Security expert Miles Walker tells Consumer Matters that AI-generated deep fakes are simulating celebrity endorsements, cloning voices, and creating fake retail websites.

The ministers said transnational criminal organizations are "ruthless in their pursuit of profit, power and influence" through corruption, violence and other illicit means. 

The Canada Border Services Agency says some airport inspection kiosks are currently not working due to an outage for maintenance work.

U.S. officials said talks in Berlin led to narrowing differences on security guarantees that Kyiv said must be provided, as well as on Moscow’s demand that Ukraine concede land.

Privacy commissioners say school boards weren't prepared for the scale of the PowerSchool data breach and are urging changes to their agreements with the technology company.

A new report from Nova Scotia's electric utility says the impact of a sophisticated cyberattack in March could be much broader than first thought.