Cybercrime

• Toronto police make arrests in text-message cyberattack, 13M disruptions reported

  Toronto police say arrests have been made in a first-of-its-kind 'SMS blaster' probe, warning that the tech sent scam texts to thousands across the GTA.

  Crime

  Apr 23
  
• Calgary police issue warning about a huge increase in cybercrime

  The Calgary police cybercrimes unit says reports of cybercrime in the city jumped by about 50 per cent in 2024 compared to a year earlier.

  Crime

  Jan 30, 2025
  
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• PlayNow users in B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan urged to change passwords

  The BCLC corporation issued the appeal after malicious actors targeted its PlayNow.com website with an attempt to use passwords stolen from other companies' websites.

  Crime

  Aug 1, 2024
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• Canada’s federal agencies ill-equipped to fight cybercrime, auditor finds

  In a report Tuesday, Auditor General Karen Hogan describes breakdowns in response, co-ordination, enforcement, tracking, and analysis between and across the organizations.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2024
• Email inboxes, ‘sensitive personal information’ accessed in B.C. government hack

  The province has previously said it was confident the attack, detected April 10, was led by a 'state or state-sponsored actor.'

  Crime

  Jun 3, 2024
• London Drugs confirms stolen employee data leaked online by hackers

  Cybercriminals infiltrated the company's network on April 28 with a ransomware attack, forcing it to shutter its nearly 80 stores across western Canada for more than a week.

  Crime

  May 23, 2024
• London Drugs hackers seek millions in ransom on claims of stolen employee data

  A notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the dark web, but London Drugs says it has no intention to pay the ransom.

  Crime

  May 21, 2024
• Human-trafficking fuelled cyber fraud an increasingly globalized crime: Interpol

  Interpol said on Friday its first operation targeting human-trafficking fueled cyber fraud showed the criminal industry was going global.

  World

  Dec 8, 2023
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• Canada, allies issue cyber threat alert after hacking plot linked to Russia’s FSB exposed

  The U.K. and U.S. said a hacking group aligned with the Russian FSB has been targeting politicians and other groups and individuals with the goal of undermining democracy.

  Tech

  Dec 7, 2023
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• Quebec government says data not compromised after websites hit by cyberattack

  Quebec's cybersecurity minister attributed the attack to NoName, a pro-Russian hacker group, but said there's nothing to indicate personal data was compromised.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2023