Tag: canada
Global Affairs Canada Hit by Cyberattack
Unknown cybercriminals targeted Canada’s foreign ministry Global Affairs Canada (GAC), in a cyberattack. The incidents affected certain critical services and disrupted some online services...
Chinese State-sponsored Cybercriminals Got an “Evil Eye” on Uyghur Community
Threat intelligence analysts from Facebook disrupted cyber espionage campaigns by Chinese state-sponsored cybercriminal groups. Tracked as “Earth Empusa” or “Evil Eye,” the criminal group is allegedly...
Newly Identified “LazyScripter” Hacking Group Phishing Users Since 2018
Security research by Malwarebytes uncovered a new threat group targeting the members of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), multiple airlines, and several individuals...
How DarkSide Ransomware Attack Led Canadian Car Rental Agency to Temporarily...
Canada-based car and truck rental services provider Discount Car and Truck Rentals has been hit by DarkSide ransomware. The attackers claimed to have stolen...
Home Depot Settles 2014 Data Breach Lawsuit for $17.5 Mn
The popular U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a multistate investigation related to a data...
5 in 10 Ransomware Attacks in 2020 Occurred in the U.S.
Organizations in the U.S. witnessed a greater number of ransomware attacks than any other country, research from security firm BlackFog revealed. According to the...
Canada Revenue Agency Shut Down Services after Cyberattacks
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) temporarily halted operations after discovering two cyberattacks on its systems where attackers exploited thousands of stolen usernames and passwords...
Researchers Issue a Red Flag for RedCurl APT Group
The researchers at Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, have found that a Russian-speaking APT group, RedCurl, has been sniffing through the corporate networks since...
Russia-based APT29 Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Research
The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE), and the National Security Agency (NSA) of the U.S. stated that a...
More Than Half of Canadians Have Been a Victim of Cyberattacks
A new survey from the Cybersecure Policy Exchange (CPX) at Ryerson University in Toronto revealed that nearly 57% of Canadians have been the victims...
