Malware

• St. Marys, Ont. grapples with cyberattack as ransomware group threatens to publish stolen data

  St. Marys spokesperson Brett O'Reilly confirmed to Global News that a cyberattack was the result of the notorious ransomware group LockBit, which has been active since late 2019.

  Canada

  Jul 22
  
• Sensitive personal data among thousands of files exposed in Elgin cybersecurity incident: Gonyou

  Ontario's Elgin County confirmed a cybersecurity incident on March 31 and now says that roughly 26,000 files, along with personal information of about 300 people were compromised.

  Crime

  May 16
  
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• Elgin County officials warn of phishing emails

  The warning comes as the county has been dealing with a nearly month-long cybersecurity incident which has left the county's website and email system offline.

  Politics

  Apr 25
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• Advanced hackers have shown ability to hijack critical infrastructure: U.S. government

  Advanced hackers have demonstrated the ability to take control of an array of devices that help run power stations and manufacturing plants, the U.S. government said.

  World

  Apr 13
• Canada issues alert on new malware targeting Ukraine. Here’s what that means

  The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said Friday that it has become aware of a new disruptive malware, named HermeticWiper, targeting Ukrainian organizations.

  World

  Feb 25
• No evidence personal info stolen in Sask Polytech cyber attack: school officials

  School officials say although they haven't found a motive for the Oct. 30 malware attack, they don't believe any personal information was compromised.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2021
• Potential privacy breach of Saskatchewan health records in January 2020 malware attack

  A breach of personal health information potentially occurred on systems administered by eHealth for the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Ministry of Health.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020
• U.S. hospital systems under threat from ransomware attacks: FBI

  In a joint alert Wednesday, the FBI and two federal agencies warned that they had “credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.”

  Oct 29, 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.

  World

  Oct 12, 2020
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• Government of Nunavut falls victim to ransomware attack

  In a tweet posted Saturday night, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq said the government's  IT system had been hacked "early this morning" by a "virus" that had "targeted public services."

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2019