Cybersecurity

• Five Eyes issue ‘call to action’ as AI becomes a ‘core’ cybersecurity risk

  The joint advisory says AI offers 'powerful tools' to strengthen cyber defences and urges organizations to integrate them into their core business strategies.

  Tech

  Jun 24
  
• Deal reached with hackers after Canadian universities hit by security breach

  The company that operates Canvas, a popular online learning system, has struck a deal with hackers to delete the data stolen in a cyberattack last week.

  Canada

  May 12
  
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• Alberta to update or patch software after spike in cybersecurity incidents

  The government of Alberta said it managed close to 3,000 cybersecurity incidents last year — a 35 per cent increase compared with 2024.

  Tech

  Mar 2
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• ‘The low of the low’: Montreal charity targeted by scam speaks out

  In their 2024 annual report, Montreal police states the number of fraud cases in its territory rose from 2,417 in 2019 to 11,617 in 2024.

  Canada

  Feb 26
• Cybersecurity bill won’t be used to kick people off internet, minister says

  Industry Minister Melanie Joly responded to concerns that language in Bill C-8, which she said targets telecommunication service providers, would apply to online speech.

  Politics

  Jan 27
• Canada deal on Chinese EVs shows trade ‘trumped national security’: experts

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford has warned about the cybersecurity concerns around Chinese electric vehicles, which he called 'spy vehicles,' echoing comments from 2024.

  Canada

  Jan 27
• SINs, bank accounts likely compromised in Ontario school board cyber incident

  A school board in northern Ontario says employee social insurance numbers and personal bank account information were likely compromised during a cyber incident earlier this year.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2025
• Pembina Trails details information stolen in 2024 cyber attack

  The Pembina Trails School Division has compiled a list of the information compromised in a 2024 data breach.

  Education

  Dec 10, 2025
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• Is your password on the ‘most common’ list? You might be surprised

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

  Tech

  Nov 19, 2025
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• China linked to AI-powered hacking ‘attacks’, says Anthropic

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

  World

  Nov 14, 2025