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New research shows the most common passwords are not safe enough to protect individuals' data online, especially among younger users.

The breach not only resulted in thousands of customers' private data being leaked, but it also destroyed the company's meter communication system. 

Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions.

Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government must continually bolster its defences as cyberattacks become more sophisticated, pervasive and harmful.

Toys 'R' Us Canada told customers Thursday that their personal information may have been exposed in a 'cybersecurity incident' dating back to July.

Westjet said Monday that some passengers personal information was accessed during a June 13 cyberattack that temporarily affected access to some of its servers and software.

Security expert Miles Walker tells Consumer Matters that AI-generated deep fakes are simulating celebrity endorsements, cloning voices, and creating fake retail websites.

Saskatoon city council approves the police force's $12 million budget increase, with two councillors against it.

AI company Anthropic said it disrupted a cyber attack using an AI system that its researchers linked to the Chinese government.

The ministers said transnational criminal organizations are "ruthless in their pursuit of profit, power and influence" through corruption, violence and other illicit means. 

New billboards near Toronto’s Union Station using facial detection tech are raising privacy concerns, with experts warning of weak safeguards and lack of clear consent.

Alberta's information and privacy commissioner is concerned the Alberta government's plan to add health-care numbers to driver's licences would increase the risk of fraud.

Privacy commissioners say school boards weren't prepared for the scale of the PowerSchool data breach and are urging changes to their agreements with the technology company.

Online users reported issues with Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, online broker Robinhood, the McDonald’s app and many other services.

Quebec's former minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Technology told the Gallant Commission that he knew there were cost overruns but he was unaware of the extent of them.

Defence Minister David McGuinty will host the Halifax International Security Forum, an event watched closely for its discussions among democratic allies about collective defence.

Thousands of Alberta parents woke up Friday to an Interac e-transfer notification from the provincial government, containing student support money from the teachers' strike.

OpenAI’s proposed changes to its corporate structure have drawn the scrutiny of regulators, competitors and advocates concerned about the societal impacts of AI.

The company says the breached information belongs to shoppers who had an e-commerce account with Canadian Tire or its other banners, SportChek, Mark’s/L’Équipeur and Party City.

'When Russia is lowering the threshold of doing mischief, using force or anything ... it's very worrying,' said Latvia's ambassador to Canada in an interview with Global News.