Hacked

• UCP leadership candidate refuses to back down after social media hacked

  UCP leadership candidate Leela Aheer had both her personal and professional Facebook accounts hacked over the past few days, and says she won't back down in her political fight.

  Politics

  Aug 24, 2022
  
• Waterloo school board says hackers accessed sensitive employee and student info

  Over the weekend, the Waterloo Regional District School Board released further information about the cyberattack it suffered in early July.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2022
  
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• Waterloo Regional District School Board says it was hit by cyberattack

  In a letter issued to parents late Wednesday night, the Waterloo Regional District School Board says it recently discovered that it had been hacked.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2022
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• Victoria business owner stands up to Instagram hacker demanding nude photos

  A Victoria business owner is determined to make social media platforms more accountable, after a hacker allegedly gained control of her Instagram and demanded nude photos.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 5, 2021
• Olympics, International Olympic Committee Twitter accounts hacked

  Twitter also said Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona's account faced a similar incident on Saturday.

  Tech

  Feb 15, 2020
• Norfolk County OPP warning of pornography email extortion scam

  Norfolk County OPP say a concerned citizen contacted them on Tuesday morning after receiving a bizarre email saying her accounts had been hacked.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2019
• Penticton taxi company hacked

  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.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2019
• Alberta students show off tech skills as part of 24-hour ‘hackathon’

  The event, 'Hacked,' gave Alberta students the opportunity to show off their coding abilities on Saturday. 

  Tech

  Jan 19, 2019
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• Wi-Fi baby monitor hacked: Parents wake up to voice threatening to kidnap their child

  A couple in Harris County, Texas, woke up to beeping — and the sound of a person talking through their baby monitor.

  Tech

  Dec 21, 2018
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• Canada Post data breach affected 4,500 customers, OCS says

  In an email notice to customers, Patrick Ford, president and CEO of OCS said Canada Post notified them on Nov. 1 that about 2 per cent of customer orders, which is approximately 4,500 orders, was accessed by someone through Canada Post's delivery tracking tool. 

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2018