Data Breach
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3 Toronto arts companies among those impacted by email newsletter cyberattackThe Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Canadian Stage all emailed subscribers to inform them of a ransomware attack suffered by WordFly.CanadaJul 27
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St. Marys, Ont. grapples with cyberattack as ransomware group threatens to publish stolen dataSt. Marys spokesperson Brett O'Reilly confirmed to Global News that a cyberattack was the result of the notorious ransomware group LockBit, which has been active since late 2019.CanadaJul 22
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Worker loses USB stick with personal data of entire city’s residents after night out drinkingThe data included names, birth dates and addresses of all 465,177 people living in Amagasaki, a city northwest of Osaka.TrendingJun 24
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Calgary charity hit by data breach says it responded appropriately despite client concernsA Calgary charity hit by an email data breach says it followed the right protocols and timelines. But one client has concerns that it took too long to be notified.ConsumerMay 26
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Sensitive personal data among thousands of files exposed in Elgin cybersecurity incident: GonyouOntario's Elgin County confirmed a cybersecurity incident on March 31 and now says that roughly 26,000 files, along with personal information of about 300 people were compromised.CrimeMay 16
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Internal data breach discovered at Ikea Canada impacts 95,000 CanadiansA Calgary man questioned the safety of customer data after Ikea Canada confirmed a data breach affecting the records of 95,000 Canadian customers.ConsumerMay 5
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Conservative party says membership data is safe after reports of alleged hackThe Conservative Party of Canada says it's confident data about its members has not been compromised following reports of an alleged breach.PoliticsMar 31
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Desjardins to pay nearly $201M in settlement related to 2019 data breachThe agreement, subject to approval by the Quebec Superior Court, would allow eligible individuals affected by the privacy breach announced in June 2019 to receive a payment.MoneyDec 16, 2021
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Ottawa french public school board paid hackers ransom after data breachThe CEPEO said Tuesday that the personal and financial information of employees dating back to 2000 may have been compromised in a cyberattack.EducationNov 30, 2021
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COVID-19: HKPR District Health Unit reports privacy breach involving client emailsA mass email sent to 500 clients revealed email addresses of all individuals eligible for a second vaccine dose, according to the health unit.HealthJul 23, 2021
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