Security News

US accuses Canadian math prodigy of $65M crypto scheme
2025-02-04 14:45

Suspect, still at large, said to back concept that 'code is law' New York feds today unsealed a five-count criminal indictment charging a 22-year-old Canadian math prodigy with exploiting...

Canadian charged with stealing $65 million using DeFI crypto exploits
2025-02-03 19:20

The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Canadian man with stealing roughly $65 million after exploiting two decentralized finance (DeFI) protocols. [...]

PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen
2025-01-22 01:02

Lawsuits pile up after database accessed by miscreants Canada's largest school board has revealed that student records dating back to 1985 may have been accessed by miscreants who compromised...

Auto parts giant LKQ says cyberattack disrupted Canadian business unit
2024-12-13 23:31

Automobile parts giant LKQ Corporation disclosed that one of its business units in Canada was hacked, allowing threat actors to steal data from the company. [...]

Alleged Snowflake attacker gets busted by Canadians – politely, we assume
2024-11-11 03:28

Also: Crypto hacks will continue; CoD hacker gets thousands banned, and more in brief One of the suspected masterminds behind the widespread Snowflake breach has been arrested in Canada – but the...

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...

Canadian Suspect Arrested Over Snowflake Customer Breach and Extortion Attacks
2024-11-05 05:08

Canadian law enforcement authorities have arrested an individual who is suspected to have conducted a series of hacks stemming from the breach of cloud data warehousing platform Snowflake earlier...

Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years
2024-10-31 05:34

India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time A report by Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) revealed that state-backed actors have collected valuable information...

U.K., U.S. and Canadian Cyber Authorities Warn of Pro-Russia Hacktivist Attacks on Operational Technology Systems
2024-05-03 16:37

The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre and other international cyber authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have warned about pro-Russia hacktivist attacks targeting providers of operational technology. Pro-Russia hacktivists exploit both virtual network computing remote access software and default passwords to access the software components of internet-exposed industrial control systems associated with OT devices.

LabHost cybercrime service lets anyone phish Canadian bank users
2024-02-27 19:19

The Phishing as a Service platform 'LabHost' has been helping cybercriminals target North American banks, particularly financial institutes in Canada, causing a notable increase in activity. LabHost isn't a new provider, but its popularity surged after introducing custom phishing kits for Canadian banks in the first half of 2023.