3 h. ago Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds

OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy watchdog says inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and U.K. information commissioner John Edwards released the findings from their joint investigation of the breach, which affected almost seven million people, including nearly 320,000 in […]

Economics

5 h. ago Canada, U.K. to reveal findings of 23andMe data breach probe

Privacy and information commissioners from Canada and the U.K. will reveal the findings of their investigation into the 23andMe data breach.

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30 h. ago What cops ‘covered up’ about the Nova Scotia massacre: Full Comment podcast

There are many lingering questions about the two-day killing spree by Gabriel Wortman that killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020, even after a joint federal/provincial commission wrapped up its inquiry. Investigative journalist Paul Palango joins Brian Lilley to discuss why he thinks all signs point to the RCMP covering up that Wortman was […]

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5 d. ago Guns, drugs seized, 5 arrested in joint Manitoba police investigation

Winnipeg police say an investigation alongside Manitoba RCMP has led to the seizure of 30 guns and $60,000 in cocaine and hydromorphone.

Events

1 week ago Nova Scotia Power CEO, staff grilled by politicians over cybersecurity breach

Politicians took aim at Nova Scotia Power Wednesday, saying the utility owes ratepayers answers after a cybersecurity breach allowed access to data belonging to 280,000 customers.

Politics

1 week ago Committee to discuss NS Power breach that allowed theft of 280,000 customers’ data

HALIFAX — A provincial legislative committee is scheduled to meet today to discuss the recent Nova Scotia Power cybersecurity breach that allowed cyber-thieves access to data from 280,000 customers. The privately owned utility’s CEO and other senior staff with Nova Scotia Power were called as witnesses to the standing committee on public accounts, which is […]

Economics

2 w. ago Adidas Canada hit with data breach affecting customers' personal information

Some Adidas Canada customers' personal information may have been affected in a data breach.On Friday morning, the athletic apparel company's Canadian division emailed customers notifying them of an issue it had "recently become aware of" that may have impacted some people's data."Adidas recently learned that an unauthorized external party gained access to certain customer data through a third-party customer service provider," reads the email.The alert assured shoppers that the affected data does not contain passwords, credit cards or any other payment-related information.It said the personal data impacted mainly consists of contact information relating to Canadians who had contacted its customer service help desk in the past."This may have included one or more of the following: name, email address, telephone number, gender and/or birth date," stated the email.According to Adidas Canada, once it was aware of the incident, it took immediate st...

Economics

2 w. ago Federal privacy czar starts probe into theft of customer data from Nova Scotia Power

Privately owned Nova Scotia Power confirmed last week that hackers stole the data and published it on the dark web.

Economics

3 w. ago U.S. college student to plead guilty in hack reportedly tied to PowerSchool

PowerSchool was not named in the court filings, but multiple U.S. news outlets, each citing a source familiar with the case, reported the company’s involvement.

Society

3 w. ago Probe Found Security Lapses Led to US Contractor’s Data Breach

Failures in cybersecurity practices at a software company that helps federal agencies manage investigations and FOIA requests allowed two convicted hackers to delete databases, according to internal documents.

Events