Canadian Centre For Cyber Security
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Ransomware attacks becoming common, more sophisticated in Canada: agencyIndigo, Sobeys, Suncor Energy Inc. and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children have all been victims of ransomware attacks over the last year.CanadaJul 19, 2023
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Mitigation efforts continue at Suncor Energy following cyberattackCanada's top technical authority on cybersecurity says it is working closely with Suncor Energy Inc. in the aftermath of a high-profile systems breach at the energy giant.TechJul 5, 2023
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‘Stay vigilant,’ U.S. warns amid Chinese cyber espionage operationVolt Typhoon is performing discrete espionage operations within critical U.S. infrastructure and may target other nations, cybersecurity agencies and Microsoft warn.U.S. NewsMay 25, 2023
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Microsoft vulnerability can strike before users open ‘malicious’ email: CSE centreThe alert sent out Wednesday says the advisory from Microsoft was one of "several critical vulnerabilities" published by the company the day before.TechMar 15, 2023
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Canadian health, energy sectors increasingly targeted by ransomware attacksThe Canadian cyber defence agency says its aware of 235 ransomware attacks against Canadian organizations between January and mid-November 2021, but many attacks go unreported.CanadaDec 6, 2021
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‘Epidemic of cybercrime’ underway in midst of pandemic: Security expertSecurity experts say there's been an increase in cyberattacks during the pandemic, particularly toward health-care infrastructure.CanadaDec 3, 2021
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Canada prone to cyberattack similar to U.S. pipeline hack, expert saysThe sort of brazen digital attack that recently shut down a key U.S. energy pipeline could strike Canada, says the head of the federal cyberprotection agency.CanadaMay 25, 2021
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Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns infrastructure at risk from cyber attacksThe Canadian Centre for Cyber Security’s new report says the most pressing threat to Canadians is from hacked infrastructure. Saskatchewan's utilities said they're prepared - but a cyber security expert warns it's an ongoing competition.CanadaNov 20, 2020
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Canadians warned ‘troll farms’ could influence online debate before federal election: reportThe centre says these online actors create social media accounts or hijack existing profiles, and even set up "troll farms" of employees paid to comment on traditional media websitesCanadaDec 6, 2018
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New Canadian cybersecurity centre to look at election interference threatsAn updated report on threats to Canada's electoral system will be issued next year, said Scott Jones, head of the fledgling Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.CanadaOct 1, 2018
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