Hacker

• Threads’ personal data collection is a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say

  Meta's new social media platform Threads is gobbling up massive amounts of sensitive data on its 100 million users and counting, posing a range of risks.

  Canada

  Jul 16
  
• Queen’s University lecture hacked by ‘Zoom bombers’

  A guest lecturer at Queen's University was interrupted by hackers spewing anti-Semitic and racist messages during a live zoom event.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2021
  
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• B.C. health authority hit with ransomware attack

  No patient data was included on the computer system, VCH said.

  Tech

  Jul 8, 2020
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• SAQ computers hacked, personal data of employees consulted

  The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) announces that it was the target of a hacking attempt a month and a half ago.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2020
• Latest cyber scam targets those using Zoom video conferencing: Kingston police

  Kingston Police say cyber criminals are using a sophisticated scam to target those who use Zoom to video conference.

  Crime

  May 27, 2020
• Names, birthdays, email addresses of thousands potentially exposed in SFU data breach

  The school is asking students and staff to change their passwords immediately.

  Mar 2, 2020
• Sask. auditor reviewing eHealth cyber security amid ransomware attack

  Saskatchewan's auditor found cyber security vulnerabilities in eHealth during a 2015 review, and some had not been addressed fully in a 2017 follow-up.

  Tech

  Jan 7, 2020
• September cyberattack cost Woodstock nearly $670,000: report

  City staff are recommending Woodstock pay off the costs with money from a provincial grant and two reserve funds.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2019
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• Elements of BC Hydro grid could be vulnerable to hackers: auditor general

  An audit by B.C.'s auditor general found smaller, localized elements of the power grid could be vulnerable to hackers.

  Mar 19, 2019
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• Japan’s cybersecurity chief says he’s never used a computer

  Japan's cybersecurity czar, Yoshitaka Sakurada, says he's never used a computer, but he has a "flawless" process of dictating instructions to an aide.

  World

  Nov 15, 2018