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Court documents detail RCMP hacking investigation into Alberta politician Thomas DangCourt documents show Mounties were initially pursuing criminal charges against an Alberta legislature member who admitted to hacking a government health website.PoliticsJul 14
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Russian officials charged in years old hacks of critical infrastructureFour Russian officials, including hackers with a government intelligence agency, have been charged with the malicious hacking of critical infrastructure between 2012 and 2018WorldMar 25
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Personal information about patients obtained in N.L. cyberattack, officials sayAuthorities say employee information that hackers accessed includes names, addresses, contact information, employee identification numbers and social insurance numbersCanadaNov 9, 2021
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Biden says next ‘real shooting’ war could be result of major cyber attack"I think it's more than likely we're going to end up, if we end up in a war ... it's going to be as a consequence of a cyber breach of great consequence," Biden said.WorldJul 27, 2021
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Ransomware attack suspected from REvil gang hits at least 200 U.S. companiesThe criminals targeted a software supplier called Kaseya, using its network-management package as a conduit to spread the ransomware through cloud-service providers.WorldJul 2, 2021
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Remote hacker tries to poison Florida city’s water supplyAn unidentified hacker took remote control of a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Fla., police say.TrendingFeb 9, 2021
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City of Saint John, N.B., hit by cyber attack that prompts shutdown of IT systemsOfficials say they are working to "contain and eradicate" the virus and restore the systems, but they don't yet know how long that will take.CanadaNov 16, 2020
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Microsoft disrupts ransomware operation that could have interfered with U.S. election"Ransomware is one of the largest threats to the upcoming election," said Microsoft Corporate Vice President Tom Burt.WorldOct 12, 2020
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Over 48,000 CRA accounts showing suspicious activity following cyberattacks: TreasuryThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police's investigation into the attacks is still ongoing.CanadaSep 17, 2020
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Russian hackers increase targeting of U.S. political groups: MicrosoftMost of the infiltration attempts by Russian, Chinese and Iranian agents were halted by Microsoft security software and the targets notified, they said. The company would not comment on who may have been successfully hacked or the impact.WorldSep 10, 2020
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