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Cyber incident may cost Empire supermarket chain $25 million

Company says attack had no disruption to the supply of its products

Ad-free search platform launches in Canada

Search engine Neeva launches today in Canada to provide users with a tracking-free and ad-free alternative to search platform Google. Following its launch in the...

LastPass admits new hack, some customer data exposed

Attackers were able to use information from an August hack to recently get into the company

Ontario appeal court limits privacy claim in data breach lawsuits

In Ontario data breach victims can't sue organizations for intrusion upon seclusion, says appeal court. But, warns a lawyer, a new right to sue is coming in proposed federal law

Can we have that to go? Incompetence as a defence. And getting an “F” in speedy notification. This Week In Ransomware for the week...

Would two attacks be a "double-double?" A new and somewhat creative ransomware group called “Donut” has been reportedly mounting "double extortion" attacks. For anyone not...

Proposed privacy law lets personal data be ‘exploited’ by Canadian firms: Citizen Lab

Two reports from rights groups are the first attacks on the proposed updating of the federal-private sector law before it goes to a parliamentary committee

Google to pay US$391 million for misleading Android users on location tracking

States found Google violated their consumer protection laws

The price of inattention, the price of not paying, and ransomware without reason: This Week in Ransomware – November 12, 2022

Ransomware disguised as word documents. Why we need to train users to pay careful attention. An updated version of an old ransomware distribution malware called...

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Experts sound the alarm on readiness for Canada’s new privacy regulations

Businesses that haven’t started preparing for the new privacy rules coming to Canada this fall could be in for an unpleasant surprise, say experts. The...

Insider threats: Establishing intent and people-centricity

The “Bring Your Own Device” movement (BYOD) is now a given in the workplace. People have come to expect free access to company computing...