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Ca: Anonymous blindsides CSIS with ‘cabinet-level’ security breach

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Dissent

Alex Boutilier reports: Canadian government and law enforcement officials are scrambling to figure out how Anonymous got their hands on what the hacker collective calls cabinet-level secrets. On Monday, individuals associated with Anonymous released to the media the first in what they call a series of sensitive government documents. They will continue to release documents…

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IM: No action to be taken following email data leak

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Dissent

This is a follow-up to a breach reported in May in the Isle of Man. EnergyFM reports: No action will be taken against the Income Tax Division despite an email it sent out about Twitter breaching data protection rules. On May 20th the division sent out 10 sets of e-mails to 500 recipients advertising its…

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Ottawa scrambles to solve secret document breach by Anonymous

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Dissent

Alex Boutilier reports: Canadian government and law enforcement officials are scrambling to figure out how Anonymous got their hands on what the hacker collective calls cabinet-level secrets. On Monday, individuals associated with (sic) released to the media the first in what they call a series of sensitive government documents. They will continue to release documents until…

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Federal Court certifies privacy class action by Medical Marijuana patients against Health Canada

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Dissent

HALIFAX, July 28, 2015 /CNW/ – The Federal Court of Canada has certified a class action commenced on behalf of more than 40,000 medical marijuana licensees alleging that Health Canada violated their privacy. In November 2013, Health Canada sent notices to over 40,000 participants of the Marihuana Medical Access Program (MMAP) to advise of changes to regulations governing the use…

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Ca: Federal tribunal targeted in cyberattack

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Dissent

The Canadian Press reports: Hackers have broken into the network of the tribunal that adjudicates disputes between public servants and the federal government. The website of the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board has been down since Friday after security officials discovered hackers had exploited a weakness to get into the tribunal’s public network….

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Ca: File breach at electronic spy agency prompts mandatory privacy training

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Dissent

Jim Bronskill of The Canadian Press reports: Canada’s electronic spy agency introduced mandatory privacy awareness training for all employees in March following an internal breach involving personal information. When Greta Bossenmaier became chief of the Communications Security Establishment in February, the ultra-secret eavesdropping outfit was under intense public scrutiny over alleged spying on citizens. But less than…

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