Canadian Press reports: A Manitoba-based insurance and financial brokerage that has clients across the Prairies has been hit by a ransomware attack that it hadn’t publicly disclosed. Andrew Agencies, based in Virden, appears on a list of targets published online this week by an international cybercriminal gang. Read more on CHVN.
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AU: Nine more charges for NSW data breach accused
Steven Trask reports: The Sydney IT contractor allegedly responsible for a massive data breach that cost an ASX-listed property evaluation company more than $8 million is now facing additional charges. Stephen Grant allegedly accessed and published more than 170,000 data sets including names, addresses, contact numbers, property valuations and driver’s licences between September 2017 and…
Ca: SHA expects all staff will have standardized privacy training by end of March 2021
Thia James reports: The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is working to ensure all staff have standardized privacy training by the end of March 2021, and that more than half have been trained since the process began last fall. The health authority’s privacy protections most recently came under scrutiny in a Dec. 6 report written…
Ca: Hackers crack 15M LifeLabs accounts, obtain lab results and health card numbers
Eric Zimmer reports: Following what it calls “a recent cyber security-attack” involving “unauthorized access” to its computer systems which contained sensitive and personal customer information, LifeLabs has released an open letter to its customers, detailing the incident and outlining steps it said it has taken to prevent these types of situations in the future. The…
Ca: Shaw customers notified of data breach that happened back in June
Alanna Kelly reports: Shaw customers have been notified by mail about a security risk after a company laptop containing some people’s personal information was stolen months ago. In a letter to customers, Shaw Communications Inc. said the computer belonging to a Shaw employee was stolen on June 22. Read more on CTV. CBC News reported…
Alectra confirms no data breach as originally reported by the City of Hamilton
Don Mitchell reports: Alectra Utilities says an investigation has turned up “no breach of customer information” as originally reported by the City of Hamilton in a statement released on Wednesday. In the release, the city said its water-related services, including meter reading, billing, payment, collections, and customer care services, managed by Alectra Utilities, may have…