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A suspected Chinese threat cluster is exploiting Roundcube vulnerabilities to compromise university networks in the US and Canada and harvest user credentials
UK, US and Canadian authorities have identified over 20,000 victims of approval phishing scams that trick users into handing over full crypto wallet access
UK’s NCSC and Canada’s CCCS release a joint report on content provenance, urging organizations to strengthen digital trust and combat AI-driven misinformation
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) said it will work to identify the personal information breached and notify those affected
China’s Hikvision vows legal battle after Canada bans its operations, citing national security concerns
The ban on Hikvision products follows a national security review under the Investment Canada Act
The Common Good Cyber Fund will receive funding from the UK and Canadian governments, with further pledges from G7 nations
Canadian airline WestJet is investigating a cyber-attack that struck on June 13
Concerned about the fate of sensitive genetic information, the ICO and OPC have demanded that 23andMe prioritize customer data protection throughout its bankruptcy process
TikTok Technology Canada, Inc, the subsidiary of Chinese group ByteDance, will have to cease its operations in Canada
A man suspected of breaching hundreds of Snowflake accounts has been arrested
A report by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security described China as the most sophisticated cyber threat to Canada, also identified India as an emerging threat
Nations participating in the event include the US, Canada, EU countries, India, Japan, Singapore, Ghana and Oman
A cyber-attack on Slim CD, which handles electronic payments for US and Canadian-based merchants, has potentially exposed the credit card details of 1.7 million people
RT leverages the Meliorator software to create fake personas on social media, US, Canadian and Dutch agencies have found
Insurance firm Marsh received over 1800 cyber claim reports from clients in the US and Canada in 2023, higher than any other year
The ICO and OPC have launched a joint investigation into an October 2023 breach at 23andMe
Nigerian was extradited to the US from Canada
The joint advisory reveals that threat actors are leveraging new techniques to deliver the botnet
Over 1500 Petro-Canada gas stations are unable to accept credit card payments