Jenny Yuen reports: A Cambridge woman is launching a $550-million class-action lawsuit against Equifax Canada after a massive cybersecurity breach may have compromised sensitive identity information of countless Canadians. Read more on Toronto Sun.
Category: Hack
Notice of Canoe.ca data breach affecting 1 million site users
The free news and entertainment portal Canoe.ca, operated by MediaQMI Inc. and owned by Sun Media Corp. prior to 2015, wishes to inform users that some of its databases containing records from the period of 1996 to 2008 have been breached. Immediately after learning of the incident, on September 2nd, Canoe.ca launched a thorough investigation…
Equifax data breach aftermath: lawsuits and criticism mount, stock prices plummet (Updates)
I can’t say I’m surprised given the size of the breach, but it’s still worth reporting that: More than 30 lawsuits have been filed in the United States against Equifax after the credit reporting company said thieves may have stolen personal information for 143 million Americans in one of the largest hackings ever. At least…
North Korea Hackers Step Up Bitcoin Attacks
Yuji Nakamura and Sam Kim report: North Korea appears to be stepping up efforts to secure bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which could be used to avoid trade restrictions including new sanctions approved by the United Nations Security Council. Hackers from Kim Jong Un’s regime are increasing their attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea and…
UP STF busts gang which hacked secure source code to crack Aadhaar, issued fake biometric cards
Shashank Shekhar reports: Damning details related to Aadhaar card security have emerged after the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Sunday arrested 10 members of a gang allegedly involved in issuing fake biometric cards. Investigators told Mail Today that the gang members had not only hacked the secure ‘source code’ to access the application but…
NY: Sheriffs warn of hackers after brute force attack
Joe Mahoney reports: In a recent incident that officials say illustrates the vulnerability of local government computer networks, the communications system of an upstate New York police agency was disrupted by a hacking attack. The Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department, headquartered in Watkins Glen, had to get support from surrounding counties after the hacking temporarily crippled…