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Cybersecurity agencies reveal top exploited vulnerabilities of 2021

In partnership with the NSA and the FBI, cybersecurity authorities worldwide have released today a list of the top 15 vulnerabilities routinely exploited by threat actors during 2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 27, 2022
- 11:08 AM
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US and allies warn of Russian hacking threat to critical infrastructure

Today, Five Eyes cybersecurity authorities warned critical infrastructure network defenders of an increased risk that Russia-backed hacking groups could target organizations within and outside Ukraine's borders.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 20, 2022
- 01:59 PM
- 0
Mars Stealer malware pushed via OpenOffice ads on Google

A newly launched information-stealing malware variant called Mars Stealer is rising in popularity, and threat analysts are now spotting the first notable large-scale campaigns employing it.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2022
- 04:49 PM
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Canada's major banks go offline in mysterious hours-long outage

Major Canadian banks went offline for hours blocking access to online and mobile banking as well as e-transfers for customers. The banks hit by the outage include Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of Montreal), Scotiabank, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
- Ax Sharma
- February 17, 2022
- 01:58 AM
- 6
NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 80 months in prison

Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, a Canadian man charged in Canada for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison after pleading guilty before an Ontario judge to multiple offenses linked to attacks on 17 Canadian victims.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 08, 2022
- 07:45 AM
- 0
Canada's foreign affairs ministry hacked, some services down

The Canadian government department for foreign and consular relations, Global Affairs Canada was hit by a cyberattack last week. While critical services remain accessible, access to some online services is currently not available, as government systems continue to recover from the attack.
- Ax Sharma
- January 25, 2022
- 01:38 AM
- 0
Alleged ransomware affiliate arrested for healthcare attacks

A 31-year old Canadian national has been charged in connection to ransomware attacks against organizations in the United States and Canada, a federal indictment unsealed today shows.
- Ionut Ilascu
- December 07, 2021
- 03:37 PM
- 1
Canadian province health care system disrupted by cyberattack

The Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador have suffered a cyberattack that has led to severe disruption to healthcare providers and hospitals.
- Bill Toulas
- November 01, 2021
- 01:51 PM
- 0
Canada accepted 7,300 more immigration applications due to technical bug

A bug in the Canadian immigration system led to the government accepting an additional 7,307 immigration applications, surpassing the imposed limit. This comprised files from international graduate stream applicants aspiring to change their temporary visa status to permanent residency.
- Ax Sharma
- August 31, 2021
- 12:02 AM
- 0
Mozilla Firefox to roll out DNS over HTTPS for Canadian users

Mozilla has decided to roll out the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) feature by default for Canadian Firefox users later this month. The move comes after DoH has already been offered to US-based Firefox users since 2020.
- Ax Sharma
- July 08, 2021
- 09:00 AM
- 0
US: Russian threat actors likely behind JBS ransomware attack

The White House has confirmed today that JBS, the world's largest beef producer, was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend coordinated by a group likely from Russia.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 01, 2021
- 03:33 PM
- 0
Food giant JBS Foods shuts down production after cyberattack

JBS Foods, a leading food company and the largest meat producer globally, was forced to shut down production at multiple sites worldwide following a cyberattack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 31, 2021
- 10:57 AM
- 3
Canada Post hit by data breach after supplier ransomware attack

Canada Post has informed 44 of its large commercial customers that a ransomware attack on a third-party service provider exposed shipping information for their customers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 27, 2021
- 02:08 PM
- 0
Whistler resort municipality hit by new ransomware operation

The Whistler municipality in British Columbia, Canada, has suffered a cyberattack at the hands of a new ransomware operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 29, 2021
- 12:01 PM
- 1
TransLink confirms ransomware data theft, still restoring systems

Metro Vancouver's transportation agency TransLink has confirmed that the Egregor ransomware operators who breached its network at the beginning of December 2020 also accessed and potentially stole employees' banking and social security information.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 04, 2021
- 01:11 PM
- 0
Metro Vancouver's transit system hit by Egregor ransomware

The Egregor ransomware operation has breached Metro Vancouver's transportation agency TransLink with the cyberattack causing disruptions in services and payment systems.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 04, 2020
- 12:25 AM
- 0
Home Depot blunder emails customer order info to strangers

Multiple reports emerged today from Home Depot customers in Canada stating that the company had accidentally leaked to them hundreds of emails containing order information of strangers. Users received hundreds of "order ready for pickup" reminder emails, each pertaining to a different order and not associated with their account.
- Ax Sharma
- October 28, 2020
- 05:53 PM
- 3
Canada suffers cyberattack used to steal COVID-19 relief payments

Canadian government sites used to provide access to crucial services for immigration, taxes, pension, and benefits have been breached in a coordinated attack to steal COVID-19 relief payments.
- Ax Sharma
- August 16, 2020
- 10:37 AM
- 0
CPA Canada discloses data breach affecting 329,000 individuals

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) today disclosed that a cyberattack against the CPA Canada website allowed unauthorized third parties to access the personal information of over 329,000 members and other stakeholders.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 04, 2020
- 03:54 PM
- 0
Online Pharmacy PlanetDrugsDirect Discloses Security Breach

Canadian online pharmacy PlanetDrugsDirect is emailing customers, notifying them of a data security incident that might have impacted some of their sensitive personal and financial information.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 15, 2020
- 05:53 PM
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