Security News

Canadian City Loses $500,000 to Phishing Attack
2019-06-14 13:29

The City of Burlington, Ontario, revealed Thursday that it fell prey to "a complex phishing email" that cost the City CAD $503,000 (around USD $375,000). Few details have yet been released. read more

Canadian Telecom Firm Freedom Mobile Exposed Customer Details
2019-05-08 16:44

Freedom Mobile, Canada's fourth largest mobile network operator, through a third-party service provider, exposed the details of many customers, including their payment card data. read more

Canadian Mobile Provider Exposed Payment Card Numbers
2019-05-08 13:03

Freedom Mobile Customer Data Was Unprotected and Unencrypted, Researchers SayAn unsecured database belonging to Canadian mobile operator Freedom Mobile exposed personal details and unencrypted...

Foreign Interference in Canadian Election 'Very Likely', Says Minister
2019-04-05 14:25

Canada's foreign minister warned Friday that outside interference in the country's upcoming parliamentary election was "very likely". "We are very concerned. Our judgement is that interference is...

Canadian Authorities Raid RAT Developer
2019-04-03 19:02

Canadian authorities last week raided a residence in connection with Orcus Technologies, the developer of Orcus RAT, a tool sold on underground markets for its remote access capabilities.  read more

Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author
2019-04-02 14:50

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer responsible for authoring and selling “Orcus RAT,” a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and...

UK Regulator Issues Second GDPR Enforcement Notice on Canadian Firm
2018-10-31 16:10

On 6 July 2018, the UK's data protection regulator (ICO) issued the first GDPR-related enforcement notice. It was delivered on Canadian firm Aggregate IQ. read more

Canadian security boss ain't afraid of no Huawei, sees no reason for ban
2018-09-26 09:24

They know how to test kit for backdoors, apparently Canadian Center for Cyber Security chief Scott Jones has told a parliamentary committee there's no need for the country to cut Chinese comms...

Canadian Telcos Patch an APT-Ready Flaw in Disability Services
2018-08-20 20:49

An attacker could escalate privileges on the server, further penetrating the network, harvesting customer information or mounting credible social-engineering campaigns.

Vulnerability in IP Relay Service Impacts Major Canadian ISPs
2018-08-20 13:40

A recently addressed local file disclosure vulnerability in the SOLEO IP Relay service impacted nearly all major Internet service providers (ISPs) in Canada, a security researcher has discovered. read more