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Canada orders TikTok to shut down over national risk concerns
2024-11-07 16:23

The Canadian government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada following a multi-step review that provided information and evidence of the social media company posing a national...

Canada Orders TikTok to Shut Down Canadian Operations Over Security Concerns
2024-11-07 04:39

The Canadian government on Wednesday ordered ByteDance-owned TikTok to dissolve its operations in the country, citing national security risks, but stopped short of instituting a ban on the popular...

Suspect behind Snowflake data-theft attacks arrested in Canada
2024-11-05 15:20

Canadian authorities have arrested a man suspected of having stolen the data of hundreds of millions after targeting over 165 organizations, all of them customers of cloud storage company Snowflake. [...]

UK and Canada's data chiefs join forces to investigate 23andMe mega-breach
2024-06-11 13:30

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23andMe data breach under investigation in UK and Canada
2024-06-10 15:00

Privacy authorities in Canada and the United Kingdom have launched a joint investigation to assess the scope of sensitive customer information exposed in last year's 23andMe data breach. The joint investigation will also examine if 23andMe alerted affected individuals and the privacy regulators as required by Canadian and UK privacy and data protection laws.

6 Best VPNs for Canada in 2024 (Free & Paid VPNs)
2024-05-28 10:57

To help you choose a VPN, we've tested and named the top six best VPNs in Canada for 2024, including a totally free option. I picked IPVanish as one of the best VPNs for Canada because not only it supports unlimited devices, but it also offers apps and many unusual products, including smart TVs and the Apple Vision Pro.

Canada's London Drugs confirms ransomware attack after LockBit demands $25M
2024-05-22 20:00

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Flipper Zero makers respond to Canada’s ‘harmful’ ban proposal
2024-03-20 13:48

The makers of Flipper Zero have responded to the Canadian government's plan to ban the device in the country, arguing that it is wrongfully accused of facilitating car thefts. Flipper Devices, the maker of the portable pen-testing tool, argues that these accusations are ill-informed and Flipper Zero is incapable of stealing cars using keyless entry systems.

LockBit Ransomware Hacker Ordered to Pay $860,000 After Guilty Plea in Canada
2024-03-14 13:47

A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation. Mikhail Vasiliev, an Ontario...

Canada's anti-money laundering agency offline after cyberattack
2024-03-06 17:30

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada has announced that a "Cyber incident" forced it to take its corporate systems offline as a precaution. FINTRAC is a government agency in Canada that operates as the country's financial intelligence unit.