Security News

Canadian Pleads Guilty to Hacking Yahoo

2017-11-29 18:39

A 22 year-old Canadian national accused of carrying attacks on Yahoo pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges returned by a grand jury in the Northern District of California in February 2017. read more

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Equifax Breach Affects 100,000 Canadians

2017-09-19 18:32

Equifax revealed on Tuesday that the recent data breach affects roughly 100,000 Canadian consumers, but the company’s systems in Canada were not compromised. read more

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Canadian Class Action Suit Launched Against Equifax Over Data Breach

2017-09-13 02:03

A class action lawsuit by Canadian consumers whose data was stolen in a massive hack of US credit bureau Equifax was launched Tuesday, seeking damages of Can $550 billion ($450 billion US). read more

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Canadian university scammed out of $11.8 million (Help Net Security)

2017-09-01 17:37

MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, is the latest confirmed victim of scammers. “On Wednesday, August 23, MacEwan University discovered it had been the victim of a phishing attack. A series...

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FIN10 Extorting Canadian Mining Companies, Casinos (Threatpost)

2017-06-20 10:00

A string of data thefts targeting North American mining companies and casinos are extorting as much as $620,000 from victims.

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"FIN10" Cybercrime Group Extorts Canadian Firms (Security Week)

2017-06-16 12:07

A profit-driven cybercrime group tracked as FIN10 has been running an extortion operation mainly targeting organizations in North America, security firm FireEye reported on Friday. read more

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