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Canada Post informs 44 large business customers of data breach affecting 950K customers

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Dissent

Jackie Dunham reports:

Canada Post has informed 44 of its large business customers that information relating to more than 950,000 customers was compromised after one of its suppliers fell victim to a malware attack late last week.

On Wednesday, the postal agency announced that Commport Communications, an electronic data interchange solution supplier, had notified them that manifest data held in their systems, which are associated with Canada Post customers, had been “compromised” in an attack on May 19.

Read more on CTV.


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