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Iranian hackers target critical sectors with ‘brute force,’ U.S., Canada sayThe joint advisory released by the U.S., Canada and Australia says the actors have targeted the health-care, government, information technology, engineering and energy sectors.TechOct 16
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Ontario art gallery says most customer data safe after ‘cybersecurity incident’The Art Gallery of Ontario says the vast majority of customer data is safe after it was hit by a “cybersecurity incident” last month.CanadaOct 31
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Nova Scotia health data at risk due to ineffective cybersecurity: reportA new report says Nova Scotia doesn’t provide effective cybersecurity for its digital health networks, exposing the system to risk.CanadaOct 22
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Calgary Public Library locations closed due to cybersecurity breachThe library posted the news on its website, stating the closures took effect as of 5 p.m. Friday.CanadaOct 14
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How to protect yourself from scamsWhether it's romance scams or job scams, cybersecurity experts provide tips on how you can avoid falling pry to scammers.LifestyleOct 19
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Calgary Public Library branches reopen with limited service after cyberattackAll Calgary Public Library locations reopened Wednesday with modified services after a cybersecurity breach forced branches to close Friday.TechOct 17
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Hacked U.S. robot vacuums are yelling racial slurs, chasing pets: reportEcovacs robotic vacuums are quite easy to hack, according to cybersecurity researchers have been warning about the dangers for quite some time.TrendingOct 11
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U.S. election has faced ‘unprecedented’ disinformation, officials sayU.S. agencies have warned that Russia and others intend to fan divisive narratives ahead of the election, an accusation Russia has denied.U.S. NewsNov 4
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B.C. cyber breach exposed TB tests, insurance dataThe First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia says online hackers gained access to an array of personal information including medical test results.CrimeOct 7
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University of Guelph’s president is resigningCharlotte Yates announced that she is stepping down effective immediately.CanadaNov 7
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Calgary library still working to restore services following ransomware attackThe Calgary Public Library says it is still working to restore full services following a ransomware attack earlier this month that temporarily forced the closure of all branches.CrimeOct 29
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U.S. finalizing rules to curb AI investments in ChinaThe new rules limiting U.S. investments in AI in China are effective Jan. 2 and will be overseen by Treasury's newly created Office of Global Transactions.U.S. NewsOct 28
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U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ after classified info on Israel, Iran releasedU.S. officials confirmed on Saturday that the administration is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran.U.S. NewsOct 21
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23andMe could go bust. Do you still have time to delete your data?Experts say that if you have taken a genetic test at 23andMe, it might be prudent to track any news of sales, mergers or acquisitions.ConsumerOct 23
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PlayNow users in B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan urged to change passwordsThe BCLC corporation issued the appeal after malicious actors targeted its PlayNow.com website with an attempt to use passwords stolen from other companies' websites.CrimeAug 1
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B.C. man wants answers from Ticketmaster after Toronto Taylor Swift tickets vanishJeremy Brady says he’s thankful he reached out to Global News: “Until I talked to Consumer Matters until you guys reached out, absolutely nothing was happening."ConsumerOct 3
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Foreign interference in the U.S. election is up – and being swiftly exposedOfficials, tech companies and private researchers have adopted a more aggressive defense, swiftly exposing interference by Russia, China and Iran using lessons from prior campaignsPoliticsOct 26
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Ukraine bans Telegram app on state-issued devices, citing security fearsDespite the ban, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to continue using Telegram in his public communications since it is in his official capacity.WorldSep 20
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CrowdStrike outage, cyberattacks a ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of big tech relianceThe CrowdStrike outage less than two weeks ago left thousands of flights cancelled, hospital delays and payment systems at banks impacted across the globe.CanadaJul 29
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Iranian hackers tried to send stolen Trump info to Biden campaign, FBI saysThere's no evidence that any of the recipients responded, officials said, preventing the hacked information from surfacing in the final months of the closely contested election.U.S. NewsSep 18