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WestJet says operations running smoothly after ‘cybersecurity incident’The Calgary-based airline says access to some of its servers and software systems has been impacted but added its operations are nonetheless running safely.CanadaJun 14
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Nova Scotia Power CEO, staff grilled by politicians over cybersecurity breachPoliticians took aim at Nova Scotia Power Wednesday, saying the utility owes ratepayers answers after a cybersecurity breach allowed access to data belonging to 280,000 customers.CrimeJun 4
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‘Sophisticated’ Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach cause for concern, says expertNova Scotia Power announced on April 25 that one of its servers and parts of its network were compromised in a cybersecurity attack.CanadaMay 26
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Customers’ personal information stolen during cybersecurity breach: Nova Scotia PowerThe company says it has taken steps to contain the breach and has started an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts.CanadaMay 1
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Sixteen billion passwords may have been stolen. Here’s how to protect yourselfCybernews warns the data is 'a blueprint for mass exploitation' because it could give cybercriminals unprecedented access to information.CanadaJun 21
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NS Power expands offer of free credit monitoring for customers after cyberattackNova Scotia Power is offering five years of credit monitoring to past and current customers in response to the cyberattack. It had initially offered two free years of monitoring.CanadaJun 25
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Quebec corruption police raiding offices of auto insurance boardThe auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of its new online platform which cost $500 million more than expected.CanadaJun 18
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WestJet says cyberattack remains unresolved 1 week in, but operations not impactedSpokesman Josh Yeats says investigations in collaboration with law enforcement are ongoing.Jun 20
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Ontario health agency begins informing patients about months-old data breachOn Friday, Liberal MPP Adil Shamji published a letter which indicated the data of some 200,000 patients using Ontario Health atHome had been compromised in March.HealthJul 2
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Ottawa orders Chinese tech firm to close Canadian operations over national securityIndustry Minister Mélanie Joly says allowing Hikvision Canada Inc. to keep operating in Canada would be harmful for the country's national security.CanadaJun 28
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B.C. business out thousands to scam impersonating BC Lions repBack in June, Jenell Parsons says she received an email from the BC Lions inviting her to be a vendor at the team’s home opener at BC Place.ConsumerJul 2
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Thieves gain access to about 140,000 social insurance numbers in NS Power databaseNova Scotia Power's CEO says up to 140,000 social insurance numbers could have been stolen by cyber-thieves who recently hacked into the utility's customer records.CanadaMay 29
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Ticket resale gone wrong leaves Calgary woman out hundreds of dollarsA Calgary woman is looking for answers from online ticket reseller Stub Hub after her Morgan Wallen concert tickets, worth more than $700 each, were sold for less than $3 apiece.CanadaJul 6
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Ontario health agency ordered to inform patients of major data breachPremier Doug Ford, his health minister and the IPC all appeared to confirm the data of patients using the Ontario Health atHome service may have been breached earlier this year.PoliticsJun 27
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Nova Scotia Power confirms server breach was ‘sophisticated’ ransomware attackThe private utility says it never made a payment to the person or group behind the “sophisticated” attack.CanadaMay 23
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Federal privacy czar starts probe into theft of customer data from Nova Scotia PowerPrivately owned Nova Scotia Power confirmed last week that hackers stole the data and published it on the dark web.CanadaMay 28
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Canada signs new partnership with Europe to deepen security, trade tiesThe agreement commits Canada and Europe to collaboration on defence and is a step toward Canada participating in the continent's massive new defence procurement program.PoliticsJun 23
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Carney to talk NATO defence spending hike as summit kicks offWhile the main talks on NATO defence spending won't take place until Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to discuss the issue during bilateral discussions.CanadaJun 24
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Canada to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035, Carney saysPrime Minister Mark Carney is among the leaders around the table at the annual leaders' summit where the proposal is being discussed.WorldJun 25
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Richmond, B.C. youth arrested in BCLC PlayNow cyberattackPlayNow.com experiened a "credential stuffing" attack, in which someone tries to get into users' accounts with email and password combinations hacked or stolen from other websites.CrimeMay 21