Latest Canada news

Cyberattack on health services provider impacts 5 Canadian hospitals

A cyberattack on shared service provider TransForm has impacted operations in five hospitals in Ontario, Canada, impacting patient care and causing appointments to be rescheduled.
- Bill Toulas
- October 24, 2023
- 10:18 AM
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BianLian extortion group claims recent Air Canada breach

The BianLian extortion group claims to have stolen 210GB of data after breaching the network of Air Canada, the country's largest airline and a founding member of Star Alliance.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 11, 2023
- 05:07 PM
- 0
SickKids impacted by BORN Ontario data breach that hit 3.4 million

The Hospital for Sick Children, more commonly known as SickKids, is among healthcare providers that were impacted by the recent breach at BORN Ontario. The top Canadian pediatric hospital disclosed that as a part of its operations, it shares personal health information with BORN Ontario "related to pregnancy, birth and newborn care."
- Ax Sharma
- September 26, 2023
- 05:20 AM
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BORN Ontario child registry data breach affects 3.4 million people

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), a healthcare organization funded by the government of Ontario, has announced that it is among the victims of Clop ransomware's MOVEit hacking spree.
- Bill Toulas
- September 25, 2023
- 01:31 PM
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Rogers internet outage affecting customers in Ontario, Canada

Rogers customers, primarily those located in Downtown Toronto and parts of Ontario, are reporting outages this week affecting their internet service. Some report being without internet for days, while others are experiencing intermittent disruptions and slowdowns when using their internet.
- Ax Sharma
- September 07, 2023
- 08:27 AM
- 2
FBI, CISA, and NSA reveal top exploited vulnerabilities of 2022

In collaboration with CISA, the NSA, and the FBI, Five Eyes cybersecurity authorities have issued today a list of the 12 most exploited vulnerabilities throughout 2022.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 03, 2023
- 11:08 AM
- 0
Suncor Energy cyberattack impacts Petro-Canada gas stations

Petro-Canada gas stations across Canada are impacted by technical problems preventing customers from paying with credit card or rewards points as its parent company, Suncor Energy, discloses they suffered a cyberattack.
- Bill Toulas
- June 26, 2023
- 09:27 AM
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Yellow Pages Canada confirms cyber attack as Black Basta leaks data

Yellow Pages Group, a Canadian directory publisher has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it has been hit by a cyber attack. Black Basta ransomware and extortion gang claims responsibility for the attack and has posted sensitive documents and data over the weekend.
- Ax Sharma
- April 24, 2023
- 03:22 AM
- 0
City of Toronto confirms data theft, Clop claims responsibility

City of Toronto is among Clop ransomware gang's latest victims hit in the ongoing GoAnywhere hacking spree. Other victims listed alongside the Toronto city government include UK's Virgin Red and the statutory corporation, Pension Protection Fund.
- Ax Sharma
- March 23, 2023
- 05:05 PM
- 0
TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data

Canada's second-largest telecom, TELUS is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to be employee data. The threat actor subsequently shared screenshots apparently showing private source code repositories and payroll records held by the company.
- Ax Sharma
- February 23, 2023
- 09:54 PM
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Canada's largest alcohol retailer's site hacked to steal credit cards

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), a Canadian government enterprise and the country's largest beverage alcohol retailer, revealed that unknown attackers had breached its website to inject malicious code designed to steal customer and credit card information at check-out.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 14, 2023
- 09:16 AM
- 0
Canadian mining firm shuts down mill after ransomware attack

The Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC), a Canadian copper mining company in British Columbia, has announced it has become the target of a ransomware attack that impacted its operations.
- Bill Toulas
- December 30, 2022
- 11:09 AM
- 0
Hackers earn $989,750 for 63 zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own Toronto

Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 has ended with competitors earning $989,750 for 63 zero-day exploits (and multiple bug collisions) targeting consumer products between December 6th and December 9th.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 10, 2022
- 03:02 AM
- 0
Amnesty International Canada breached by suspected Chinese hackers

Amnesty International's Canadian branch has disclosed a security breach detected in early October and linked by cybersecurity firm Secureworks, who investigated the incident, to a threat group likely sponsored by China.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 06, 2022
- 04:30 PM
- 0
Russian LockBit ransomware operator arrested in Canada

Europol has announced today the arrest of a Russian national linked to LockBit ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations and high-profile companies worldwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 10, 2022
- 10:31 AM
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Maple Leaf Foods suffers outage following weekend cyberattack

Maple Leaf Foods confirmed on Sunday that it experienced a cybersecurity incident causing a system outage and disruption of operations.
- Bill Toulas
- November 07, 2022
- 12:59 PM
- 0
Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

Former Netwalker ransomware affiliate Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and demanded to forfeit $21.5 million for his attacks on a Tampa company and other entities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 04, 2022
- 04:10 PM
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Massive Rogers outage disrupts mobile service, payments in Canada

A massive Rogers outage is causing widespread disruption in Canada due to lack of mobile service, inability to process payment card transactions, and impacting 911 emergency services.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 08, 2022
- 11:33 AM
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Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns

The Government of Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment and services across the country's 5G and 4G networks.
- Bill Toulas
- May 20, 2022
- 06:35 AM
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Cybersecurity agencies reveal top initial access attack vectors

A joint security advisory issued by multiple national cybersecurity authorities revealed today the top 10 attack vectors most exploited by threat actors for breaching networks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 17, 2022
- 11:33 AM
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