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JBS Canada beef processing facility in Alberta resumes production after cyberattack
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...
Corporate security chiefs say cyberattacks up
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...
Canadian linked to North Korea was part of MacEwan University cyberheist
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...
Your password could be up for sale — here’s a simple way to fight identity fraud
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...
Fake COVID notification apps and websites aim to steal money and personal data
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...