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 Saltwire.com | Jun 10, 2021 | Recent Articles
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...
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...