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An AI agent tried to hack Canadian government website, researchers sayTransluce said it informed the Canadian government on Monday, Sept. 28, following which the Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity issued a statement on Tuesday.CanadaOct 1
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How AI is supercharging fraud and making scams impossible to detect“With AI powering these scams, it’s just like rocket fuel, making them faster and more sophisticated,” said Chester Wisniewski, a cybersecurity specialist at Sophos.ConsumerOct 7
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Manitoba health minister says cybersecurity priority after hospital attackThe union representing nurses in Manitoba is concerned about security risks for its members following a ransomware attack that has impacted some maintenance systems.CanadaAug 11
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Risk of info leaked ‘low’ after cyberattack against force: Kingston policeThe breach, which happened when a hacker used “compromised account credentials” to access internal systems, led to the extraction of approximately 160 GB of data, police said.CrimeOct 2
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Online fashion retailer ASOS says hackers accessed customers’ personal dataThe hack exposed some customers' personal information, including names and contact details, according to a preliminary investigation launched by the U.K. based online retailer.TrendingOct 8
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RCMP ‘monitoring’ reports of massive North American drivers’ licence hackThe breach, if confirmed, could be one of the largest exposures of government-issued identity documents in North America, creating risks of identity theft and fraud for millions.ConsumerSep 15
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Winnipeg woman speaking out after alleged romance scamA Winnipeg woman is speaking out after she says she was the victim of an elaborate romance scam.CanadaSep 25
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Canada’s privacy czar launches investigation of major driver’s licence hackCanada's privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a massive cyber breach from earlier this month believed to have exposed millions of Canadian driver's licences.CrimeSep 22
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B.C. government ends public access to directory in place since 1930sJody Toor, MLA for Langley-Willowbrook and government services critic, said a directory of this nature has been in place and available since the 1930s.PoliticsAug 18
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New cost overrun scandal puts CAQ on defensive ahead of leaders’ debatesThe CAQ government is under fire after a Radio-Canada report found a Santé Québec IT project grew from a $96M budget to about $1B.PoliticsSep 14
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U.S. says Chinese hackers accessed DOJ, NASA, other sensitive agenciesThe U.S. Justice Department said it had seized domains used by two hacking platforms it alleges had been used in the campaign, which also targeted the U.S. Federal Reserve.U.S. NewsAug 26
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OpenAI’s agent hacked an Australian government website. What we know so farThe hack relates to the website for Medicare, Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance plan, which was hacked in June.TechSep 24
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Canada’s privacy czar seeking information in massive driver’s licence hackCanada's privacy commissioner says they are actively 'engaged with the company' that was recently hit by a massive driver's licence hack.ConsumerSep 18
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Five Eyes issue ‘call to action’ as AI becomes a ‘core’ cybersecurity riskThe joint advisory says AI offers 'powerful tools' to strengthen cyber defences and urges organizations to integrate them into their core business strategies.TechJun 24
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Anthropic AI models hack multiple organizations during research testingAnthropic posted on its website Thursday that it discovered the three incidents after reviewing more than 141,000 evaluation runs.TrendingJul 31
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Data breach costs mount as attacks target critical infrastructure: IBMThe cost of data breaches to Canadian businesses has reached a record high of more than $7 million on average, according to a new report from IBM.TechJul 30
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Liberals blow past deadline to review major national security lawBill C-59 changed Canada's national security landscape, creating the CSE Act, giving CSIS new powers and creating civilian oversight for the first time.CanadaAug 13
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Cyberattacks on water systems are growing in the U.S. — is Iran involved?Federal and state officials in the U.S. are investigating a series of cyberattacks on water and wastewater systems in at least seven states this week.TechJul 31
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OpenAI says its AI hacked another company in ‘unprecedented cyber incident’“We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media.TechJul 22
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Auto theft is falling, but few Canadians feel vehicles are secure: surveyA new survey from Équité Association found just 18 per cent of respondents believe vehicles being sold today can withstand modern auto theft tactics.CanadaJul 21