Humboldt Broncos Twitter account hacked
The official Twitter account of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team was hacked on Wednesday, May 8. Continue reading
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City of Stratford faced with ‘ransomware situation’
As of Monday afternoon, the city’s email systems and online forms remain offline. Continue reading
Hack attack at major B.C. booze distributor leaves customers struggling with backlog
Container World said there was a “threat of a demand,” but they don’t know whether this was legitimate or a prank. Continue reading
Penticton taxi company hacked
By Jules Knox Reporter/Anchor
A Penticton cab company says it lost half of its usual business after the phone number on its Google page was changed to the dispatch line for its competitor. Continue reading
Father says daughter, other students had info hacked at Markham school
When Kirk Tobias’ daughter logged onto her school’s student portal one morning last month, she was greeted by an ominous note. Continue reading
Failure to report Canadian privacy breaches could mean big fines after Nov. 1
Failure to report the potential for significant harm could expose private-sector organizations to fines of up to $100,000, if the federal government decides to prosecute a case. Continue reading
City of Regina email hacked, experts warn city’s website unsafe as well
On Tuesday, a city of Regina email was hacked, and used as a phishing tool to try and get passwords from city of Regina staff and external groups. Continue reading
Cybercriminals locked two Ontario towns out of their servers this summer. They weren’t the only targets
After trying and failing to unlock their systems on their own, both Midland and Wasaga Beach made the decision to pay the ransom demanded by the hackers. Continue reading
Hack changes ‘New York City’ to anti-Semitic name in major apps
The hack affected major apps such as Snapchat and Foursquare for less than an hour. Continue reading
Reddit says hackers accessed user data in June breach
Reddit says a hacker broke into a few of its systems and accessed some user data, including current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old encrypted passwords. Continue reading