6 h. ago Class action launched against Nova Scotia Power over data breach, alleged overbilling

A Nova Scotia injury law firm is moving forward in its efforts to launch a class action lawsuit against Nova Scotia Power in light of this past spring's cyberattack. 

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34 h. ago Here's how Canadians can get payout in proposed $4.5M 23andMe settlement

Canadians who have used 23andMe to learn more about their family ancestry could soon cash in on a massive proposed settlement against the company, if they're eligible.Toronto-based law firm KND Complex Litigation announced on Wednesday that a proposed settlement has been reached in the class actions filed in October 2023 and September 2024 against the genetic testing company.The class actions were filed in response to a data breach that exposed users' highly sensitive and valuable personal information. 23andMe identified and disclosed the data breach in October 2023.In December that year, the DNA testing company revealed that hackers accessed data of nearly 6.9 million of its users in total.A 23andMe spokesperson confirmed that the 14,000 accounts the "threat actors" accessed were a small percentage (0.1 per cent) of its user accounts.The hackers gained access to these accounts "in instances where usernames and passwords that were used...

Economics

55 h. ago 23andMe reaches Canadian settlement in data breach class action lawsuit

In October 2023 and September 2024, class actions were filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court on behalf of 23AndMe’s Canadian customers.

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6 d. ago Montreal suburbs urge residents to reset passwords after data breach at GardaWorld division

Côte-St-Luc, Mount Royal, Kirkland and Hampstead say they have been affected, which is blamed on an “organized cybercriminal group.”

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6 d. ago RCMP issue warning about armed man in Enfield, N.S., urge residents to shelter indoors

Residents in Enfield, N.S., were urged to stay indoors Saturday after RCMP issued an emergency alert warning of an armed man last seen on Oldham Road.

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1 week ago Nova Scotia Power CEO vows to fix billing issues linked to cybersecurity breach

The breach not only resulted in thousands of customers' private data being leaked, but it also destroyed the company's meter communication system. 

Events

2 w. ago Is your password on the ‘most common’ list? You might be surprised

New research shows the most common passwords are not safe enough to protect individuals' data online, especially among younger users.

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2 w. ago School boards caught unprepared in mass student data breach: Watchdogs

Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach response plans, among other issues. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says PowerSchool, a software and storage company for school systems in the U.S. and Canada, was […]

Society

2 w. ago School boards must make privacy changes after PowerSchool breach: watchdogs

Privacy commissioners say school boards weren't prepared for the scale of the PowerSchool data breach and are urging changes to their agreements with the technology company.

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2 w. ago Privacy commissioner sounds alarm after Alberta student data breach findings released

PowerSchool breach in Alberta and across Canada: What students and families need to know

Society

3 w. ago Huge public response over lack of detail in ABC Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget

Vancouver residents repeatedly urged city council not to approve the 2026 operating budget without more detail and transparency

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