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One year after mandatory breach reporting was enacted in Canada, there are 6 times as many breach reports

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Dissent

One year ago, Canadian businesses became subject to increased data breach notification requirements under PIPEDA (the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act).  Rather than deciding whether to voluntarily disclose or report breaches, they were now required to report all breaches that pose a significant risk of harm to individuals to the Office of the…

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Ca: Digital pirates search for prey in Southwestern Ontario

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Dissent

Kathleen Saylors and Galen Simmons report: It may have just been a coincidence. But the revelation by Stratford officials on Sept. 19 that the city paid $75,000 to a hacker to regain access to its computer network following a cyber attack five months earlier was followed by a wave of cyber attacks across Southwestern Ontario. In little…

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Desjardins data breach much larger than first estimated, affecting ALL 4.2 million members

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dissent

Frédéric Tomesco reports: All of Mouvement Desjardins’ individual members, 4.2 million people, have had their personal information compromised as a result of the actions of a single employee, who has since been fired, chief executive officer Guy Cormier said Friday. That’s about 56 per cent more than the total that Desjardins first disclosed June 20. With Sûreté du…

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AU: Cyber criminals hack Perth Anaesthetic Group

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dissent

Eliza McPhee reports: Cyber criminals hacked a medical practice and stole patients’ confidential information in a terrifying security breach. Perth Anaesthetic Group in the city’s south was hacked on Thursday morning and criminals gained access into the hospital’s database. The cyber hackers sent out fake invoices to several patients demanding they submit payments for treatments. Read…

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Mongolia arrests 800 Chinese citizens in cybercrime probe

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Dissent

Anthony Cuthbertson reports: Police in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar have apprehended 800 Chinese citizens and confiscated hundreds of computers and mobile phone SIM cards as part of an investigation into a cybercrime ring, local security authorities said. The arrests took place after police raided four locations on Tuesday, and followed two months of investigations,…

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Hack of Chilean national police exposes more than 10,000 files, including intelligence

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Dissent

I’m going to have to use a Google translation for this one as my Spanish is rusty, but Nicolás Sepúlveda reports on ciperchile.cl about repeated hacks of the Carabineros de Chile, the Chilean national police. The hacks are part of the ongoing political unrest and activism in the country. Sepúlveda reports that CIPER has reviewed…

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