Phil Muncaster Two Canadian banks confirmed on Monday that they have been contacted by ‘fraudsters’ claiming to have in their possession personal and financial information on tens of thousands of…
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Twitch spamming suspect charged in Canada
A Canadian man has been accused of spamming streaming site Twitch with racist and homophobic messages. In court papers, Brandan Lukus Apple was alleged to be the spammer behind attacks…
Nissan Canada Data Breach: 1.1 Million Customers Notified
Phil Muncaster Nissan Canada’s finance business revealed on Thursday that all of its 1.13 million current and former customers may have had their details compromised in a data breach. The…
Canadian admits hacking Gmail
Karim Baratov pleads guilty to ransacking web accounts for ‘mystery’ paymasters By Iain Thomson A Canadian hacker for hire has admitted ransacking webmail accounts for miscreants accused of orchestrating the…
Court rules social engineering attacks not covered under cyber policy
by Lyle Adriano In Brick Warehouse LP v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has found that a social engineering attack did not fall within…
Canadian university loses $10m in phishing scam
A Canadian university says staffers unwittingly lost $9.5m (C$11.8m; £7.5m) in an online phishing scam. Fraudulent emails convinced staff at MacEwan University that one of its clients was changing its…