Security News

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...

Fraudsters Claim To Hack Two Canadian Banks
2018-05-29 21:15

Two Canadian banks reported that they may be targets of a hack after fraudsters claimed that they electronically accessed personal and account information.

Major Canadian Banks Investigating Data Breach Claims
2018-05-29 13:32

Two major Canadian banks informed customers on Monday that they launched an investigation after hackers claimed to have obtained personal and account information as a result of a data breach. read more