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We’re getting a closer look at the efforts underway in B.C. to help combat cyberattacks. There have been several incidents over the past few years, but one cybersecurity firm is using the power of A.I. to fight back. Catherine Urquhart reports.

Cybersecurity threats are on the rise and while no individual or organization is immune to the attacks, there are ways to protect yourself and your business. Jesse Hill with Tier 3 I.T. Solutions shared helpful tips with Global News Morning Edmonton.

OpenAI is rolling out its latest model, GPT-5.4, but limiting access to a trusted group as concerns grow over AI-driven cyberattacks. The company says the tool can help defend against threats, while warning attackers are also using AI to cause harm. CEO Sam Altman said, “we do need the world to do its thing… build...

The company that operates Canvas, a popular online learning system, has struck a deal with hackers to delete the data of 275 million individuals — many from Canadian universities — stolen in a cyberattack last week.

Cyberattacks in Canada are surging, and the numbers are raising serious concerns. New data shows billions of attempts targeting Canadians every year, as cybercriminals become more sophisticated, organized, and harder to detect. Fortinet’s David Ferland, Vice President of Presales Security Experts for the Eastern Region, and Avi Posesorsky, Regional Vice President for the Eastern Region,...

Nova Scotia Power has been estimating its customers’ power bills for nearly a year due to a cyberattack impacting its remote meters. As Mitchell Bailey reports, the utility says meters will be fully functioning in March, but some Nova Scotians don’t know if they can hold out for that long.

A Maritime law firm is moving ahead with its efforts to file a class action lawsuit against Nova Scotia Power. The private utility is facing pressure after a large portion of its customers saw their personal information stolen in a data breach. Mitchell Bailey reports.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, who is also energy minister, is calling for an investigation into Nova Scotia Power. Houston says Nova Scotians should not be paying for the utility’s failures following a major cybersecurity attack. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.

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...

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

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 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.

More progress on the Eagle Bluff wildfire, plus on the frontlines with foreign crews helping B.C.’s firefight. A cyberattack on B.C. health-care servers; the thousands of people who may have been hit and what’s being done about it. And rethinking and shrinking single-family homes. What Vancouver is considering in its quest for more density.

The University Health Network in Toronto is still experiencing some residual delays following Monday’s outage of their digital network but expects the system to be fully restored by the end of Tuesday. Frazer Snowdon has the details.

A panel of national experts is warning Canada isn’t ready to deal with today’s growing and complex national security threats, such as cyberattacks and foreign political interference. David Akin explains the shortcomings, and why a major threat may come from the U.S., Canada’s closest ally.