Security News

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

Canadian Industrial Security Firm iS5Com Raises $17 Million
2018-08-07 15:42

iS5 Communications (iS5Com), a Canadian provider of networking and cybersecurity solutions for industrial systems, announced on Tuesday that it has raised roughly $17 million (CDN $22 million) in...

Hackers demand dosh to not leak stolen Canadian patient, staff records
2018-07-18 19:45

Thieves turns to media for help blackmail, er, compensation for their, uh, research Hackers say they will leak patient and employee records stolen from a Canadian healthcare provider unless they...

Hackers Demand $770,000 Ransom From Canadian Banks
2018-06-01 12:33

Cybercrime: FBI Says Ransomware, Extortion Continue to DominateHackers have reportedly demanded a ransom from Bank of Montreal and Simplii Financial in exchange for not dumping 90,000 customers'...

Two Canadian Banks Probe Alleged Exposure of Customer Data
2018-05-30 17:18

Fraudsters Claim Breach of 90,000 Bank of Montreal and Simplii AccountsTwo of Canada's biggest banks are investigating claims by "fraudsters" that they accessed their customers' data. At risk:...

Canadian Hacker Jailed For 5 Years Following Yahoo Breach
2018-05-30 11:48

Hacker-for-Hire Karim Baratov Fed Stolen Passwords to Alleged Russian OfficerCanadian citizen Karim Baratov has been sentenced to serve five years in U.S. federal prison after he admitted to...