by BBC News | Jul 6, 2021 | Cybercrime, Recent Articles
July 6, 2021 – The REvil group claims its malware, which initially targeted US IT firm Kaseya, has hit one million “systems”. This number has not been verified and the exact total of victims is unknown. However, it does include 500 Swedish Coop...
by Toronto Star | Jun 4, 2021 | Cybercrime, Recent Articles
June 4, 2021 – The JBS Canada beef processing facility in Alberta has resumed production after a cyberattack that impacted the company’s operations in North America and Australia. The JBS Canada facility in Brooks, Alta., employs more than 2,800 people. Some...
by Our Windsor | May 18, 2021 | Cybercrime, Recent Articles
May 18, 2021 – A new report estimates nearly two-thirds of businesses globally, including 63 per cent in Canada, have seen an increase in targeted cyberattacks since they switched to widespread remote work. The report from U.S. -based Proofpoint is based on a...
by Globe and Mail | Mar 22, 2021 | Cybercrime, Recent Articles
March 22, 2021 – In the summer of 2017, MacEwan University in Edmonton was duped into sending more than $11-million to someone posing as a construction contractor. The university eventually chased down and recovered a large chunk of the money. But what lay...
by Financial Post | Mar 10, 2021 | Cybercrime, Recent Articles
March 10, 2021 – In the modern world, you need to hand your personal information over to dozens and dozens of companies. Every fitness app you tried, every social network you use, every hotel you stayed at — they all have your name, email address, passwords and...
by CBC News | Jan 21, 2021 | Cybercrime, Online Fraud
Jan. 21, 2021 – Thousands of fake Canadian government websites, emails and apps that take advantage of the pandemic to try to mine personal data or steal money have been taken down in the last few months, according to the Canadian Centre for Cyber...