Marriott says Starwood Hotel database hacked, could affect 500 million guests
Starwood hotels include the Sheraton, Le Meridien, Four Points by Sheraton and W Hotels. Continue reading
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Privacy ombudsman offers rebuke of N.S. premier’s claim to most transparent province in Canada
Catherine Tully took the province to task for its failure to update the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Act. Continue reading
Nova Scotia set to replace system behind compromised FOIPOP website
While a portion of Nova Scotia’s FOIPOP system was brought back online on Sept. 5, it only included the ability to download previously completed FOI requests. That is now going to change. Continue reading
Thousands of Canadians’ personal data from NCIX servers listed on Craigslist: cybersecurity expert
The data was allegedly on servers sold at auction that the now-bankrupt company failed to wipe. Continue reading
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Malware on Nova Scotia Business Inc.’s website went unnoticed for up to 6 years
A spokesperson for NSBI said there was no evidence found to suggest that any personal information was inappropriately accessed despite several attempts. Continue reading
N.S. privacy commissioner says Health Department’s response to ‘snooping pharmacist’ disappointing
Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner, Catherine Tully, says the provincial government declined multiple offers to meet with representatives of her office to discuss the report. Continue reading
Nova Scotia re-launches FOIPOP website after 152 days of being offline
The new website, developed by Red Sky IT Solutions Ltd., launched on Wednesday. Continue reading
Here is everything we know about Nova Scotia’s FOIPOP website — 5 months after it was taken offline
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy website remains offline, displaying a “system unavailable” message to anyone who tries to access it. Continue reading
Nova Scotia privacy website at centre of data breach to be brought back online ‘in the coming weeks’
As of Monday, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Portal (FOIPOP) website has been offline for 137 days. Continue reading
Australian teenager hacked Apple’s network multiple times, accessed 90GB worth of files
The boy stored the stolen files in a folder entitled “hacky hack hack,” and reportedly downloaded over 90 gigabytes of data and accessed customer accounts without exposing his identity. Continue reading
