Hackers

• Workers’ SIN, IDs likely taken in Toronto library hack, could end up on dark web: TPL

  Personal information, including social insurance numbers, of current and former employees has likely been taken in Toronto Public Library cyberattack.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
  
• ‘Hostile actors’ had access to U.K.’s Electoral Commission for over a year

  The U.K.'s Electoral Commission has been hacked by 'hostile actors' who had access to its system and emails unknowingly for over a year, the agency said Tuesday.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2023
  
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• Thousands of B.C. health-care workers’ information exposed in data breach

  Health officials say hackers accessed a server hosting thousands of people's sensitive data from several programs operated by the Health Employers Association of B.C. this month.

  Crime

  Aug 1, 2023
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• Hackers access hundreds of Metro Vancouver Transit Police files

  Metro Vancouver Transit Police say the agency was targeted by hackers who accessed almost 200 of its files as part of a global wave of attacks.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2023
• Court scuttles class-action over TransLink data breach, ruling reveals new details

  The ruling reveals new details about the December, 2020 attack, including that nearly 40,000 people were informed their personal information may have been accessed.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2023
• When hackers took over her Facebook page, a Vernon, B.C. photographer found a way to adapt

  The Vernon business owner says her attempts to get help from Facebook to recover the business page, which had been taken over by meme-posting hackers, didn't go anywhere.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2023
• Okanagan College warns students, staff of possible private information leak

  Students currently enrolled at OC will soon receive instructions and/or can access information on the school’s website, including how to access a free credit monitoring service.

  Tech

  Jan 23, 2023
• Boxing Day sales present threat of online scams to Canadians, study suggests

  Some people do prefer the convenience of online shopping but security experts fear consumers aren't vigilant as scammers are watching, especially this time of year.

  Consumer

  Dec 27, 2022
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• Stay safe when posting back-to-school pics, cybersecurity expert says

  Digital and cybersecurity expert Ritesh Kotak told Global News parents should limit the amount of personal details they post in their social photos.

  Tech

  Sep 6, 2022
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• Waterloo school board says hackers accessed sensitive employee and student info

  Over the weekend, the Waterloo Regional District School Board released further information about the cyberattack it suffered in early July.

  Crime

  Aug 15, 2022