MacEwan University has fallen victim to an online fraud scam that led the Edmonton-based university…
‘More work to do” in protecting N.S. government departments from fraud, cyberattacks
June 10, 2021 – The risk of fraud in provincial government departments is constant but fraud-risk assessments are lagging in several departments, a legislative public accounts meeting heard Wednesday. “Fraud is always a risk, I can’t say that there haven’t been...
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...