Fortinet establishing cybersecurity hub in downtown Calgary
A major international cybersecurity player is expanding its footprint in downtown Calgary.
Canada
Mar 8
‘Too early’ to assess impact of cybersecurity breach, City of Hamilton says
In an update on Tuesday afternoon, Hamilton staff say they're still investigating and 'minimizing the impact' of a cybersecurity breach discovered on Sunday.
Canada
Feb 27
Second Ontario municipality reports cybersecurity incident within three weeks
Huntsville says its municipal office will remain closed for a second day today and some council meetings are being rescheduled as specialists investigate a cybersecurity incident.
Crime
Mar 12
McDonald’s outage ‘not related to a cybersecurity event,’ Canada arm says
A technical outage impacting some McDonald’s operations worldwide on Friday was “not related to a cybersecurity event,” its Canadian division says.
Canada
Mar 15
Phones, email not functioning as City of Hamilton deals with ‘cybersecurity incident’
The City of Hamilton says it continues to deal with a major cybersecurity incident that's been going on since Sunday and have no timeline for when it may be fixed.
Canada
Feb 26
Guelph area schools included in Canada-wide yearbook cybersecurity breach
A company that produces yearbooks notified UGDSB that software used to upload photos was compromised.
Canada
Feb 23
Toronto library, zoo attacks show a need to boost cybersecurity: experts
Experts are warning that public organizations need to find ways to bolster their ransomware defences, despite having limited resources.
Canada
Feb 14
Contentious Liberal plan to overhaul cybersecurity faces more scrutiny
Industry minister says government must be able to act quickly to counter serious cybersecurity threats, defends provisions that would allow for “secret” orders.
Canada
Feb 15
Unions ‘frustrated’ over delayed overtime pay tied to Hamilton ransomware attack
Union leaders are relaying some 'frustration' over the fact members are seeing delays in getting overtime pay amid the city's ongoing issues tied to a cybersecurity incident.
Canada
Mar 12
Blackberry to lay off more staff as part of splitting up business
This quarter, the company says it anticipates further job losses within its cybersecurity business, which it expects to generate annualized savings of around US$27 million.
Canada
Feb 12
U.S. agency aims to curb child abuse, drugs by hiring AI experts
The agency did not provide specifics on what the experts will do, but noted that they would provide expertise in cybersecurity, data science and software engineering.
Tech
Feb 6
Toronto Public Library service nears return months after cyberattack
Months after a cybersecurity incident knocked Toronto library services offline, they are slowly returning. City officials are urging patience in the wake of the ransomware attack.
Canada
Jan 18
Hamilton cyberattack shows municipalities need to shore up digital defences: expert
"It's no longer a question of if a municipality is going to be attacked – it's only really a question of when they're going to be attacked."
Canada
Mar 11
Cybersecurity incident breached 847 patients’ records at Lindsay, Ont. hospital: CEO
Hospital president and CEO Kelly Isfan said databases with health information from the 1960s to Feb. 5, 2023 were either encrypted and/or corrupted by the cybersecurity incident.
Crime
Dec 22, 2023
Sask. Good Spirit School Division dealing with cyber attack
The Good Spirit School Division (GSSD) announced this week that they are currently dealing with a “cyber- incident,”
Canada
Mar 6
City of Hamilton confirms ransomware attack, mayor promises ‘full review’
City Manager Marnie Cluckie confirmed, during a media briefing late Monday afternoon, that the city was recently hit by a ransomware attack.
Crime
Mar 4
Leaked docs reveal how Chinese state-aligned hackers spy on citizens, foreigners
The leaked documents reveal, in detail, methods used by Chinese authorities used to surveil dissidents overseas, hack other nations and promote pro-Beijing narratives online.
World
Feb 21
Why Ottawa is taking aim at Flipper Zero in its battle against auto theft
As part of a wider effort to crack down on auto theft, officials announced intentions to ban “the importation, sale and use of consumer hacking devices, like flippers.”
Tech
Feb 16
Foreign investments in Montreal drop by almost 25%, report finds
The non-profit organization Montreal International is reporting an almost 25-per cent drop in foreign investments in the area versus the two previous years.
Canada
Feb 26
Forewarned is forearmed: VPD workshops aim to empower seniors against scammers
Vancouver police are holding a series of workshops in the city aimed at arming seniors with the tools they need to ward off scammers.
Crime
Feb 28