Computer Virus
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Computer virus knocks STM’s website offlineMontreal's public transit authority says teams are working around the clock to fix the major outage.CanadaOct 20, 2020
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No evidence confidential patient info compromised in cyberattack: eHealth Sask.Saskatchewan’s main service provider of health information, eHealth, reported a ransomware attack on their computer systems on Jan. 5.CanadaJan 16, 2020
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Government of Nunavut falls victim to ransomware attackIn a tweet posted Saturday night, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq said the government's IT system had been hacked "early this morning" by a "virus" that had "targeted public services."CanadaNov 3, 2019
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City of London IT taking steps to protect municipal software amid spate of Ontario cyberattacksThe City of London's IT director says the department is doing what it can to protect against cyberattacks on municipal software.TechSep 24, 2019
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Gift card internet scams have cost Edmontonians $683K so far in 2019Edmonton police issued a public warning Tuesday after receiving 136 reports of gift card-related internet scams between Jan. 1 and July 15, 2019.ConsumerAug 13, 2019
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Rowan Atkinson not ‘dead’: Viral Mr. Bean hoax is spreading a real virusA video hoax claiming 'Mr. Bean' actor Rowan Atkinson has died is going viral, and it's spreading a computer virus designed to siphon personal information.EntertainmentJul 19, 2018
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Tim Hortons says virus slowing down tills hasn’t affected customer infoTim Hortons says a virus causing intermittent cash register outages has not compromised customer data or credit card info.ConsumerFeb 27, 2018
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8,000 red-light camera traffic tickets withdrawn in Australia due to WannaCry virusAccording to Assistant Commissioner Doug Fryer,, up to 280 cameras had been exposed to the WannaCry ransomware virus.NewsJun 24, 2017
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French experts find way to save WannaCry-infected files without ransomEuropol said its European Cybercrime Centre had tested the team's new tool and said it was "found to recover data in some circumstances".TechMay 19, 2017
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More countries targeted by ransomware cyberattack as workweek beginsExperts urged organizations and companies to immediately update older Microsoft operating systems.TechMay 15, 2017
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