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Canada's Foreign Ministry Hacked Last Week, Services Still Hit: Officials
Hackers launched a cyber attack on Canada's foreign ministry last week and some services are still down, officials said on Monday without disclosing who Ottawa thought was responsible.
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Usernames, Passwords Of Over 9,000 Canada Government Accounts Stolen
Thousands of user accounts for online government services in Canada were recently hacked during cyber attacks, authorities said Saturday.
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Canadian Banks Say Nearly 90,000 Customers' Data May Have Been Stolen By Cyber Attackers
Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said on Monday that cyber attackers may have stolen the data of nearly 90,000 customers in what appeared to be the first significant assault on financial institutions in the country.
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McDonald's Canada Says 95,000 Affected In Careers Website Hack
McDonald's Corp's Canadian unit said on Friday personal information of about 95,000 restaurant job applicants was compromised in a cyber attack on its careers website.
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US, Canada Issue Joint Alert on 'Ransomware' After Hospital Attacks
The warning follows reports from several private security firms that they expect the crisis to worsen.
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Canada Spy Agency Website Hacked
"Security officials have confirmed that no personal information was compromised in this attack," a government spokesperson said.
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Anonymous Hackers Attack Canada Government Websites
Hackers said they were protesting the controversial anti-terror law that expands the powers of Canada's spy agency.
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Canada Government Websites Taken Down in Cyber Attack
Several Canadian government websites were taken down in a cyber attack on Wednesday, the government said, with the hacking group Anonymous taking responsibility in what it said was retaliation for a new anti-terrorism law passed by Canada's parliament.
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Hacker Disrupts Government Websites in Canada
The disruptions were prompted by a hacker or a small group of hackers supporting the cause of an Ottawa teenager who was charged for hoax phone calls.
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Home Depot Confirms Payment Systems Hack in US, Canada Stores
"We apologize for the frustration and anxiety this causes our customers, and I want to thank them for their patience and support as we work through this issue."
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Hacking Attack in Canada Bears Signs of Chinese Army Unit - Expert
The recent hacking attempt on a sensitive Canadian government computer network is similar to attacks mounted by an elite unit of the Chinese army based in Shanghai, according to a cybersecurity expert.
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Internet Privacy Service 'Tor' Warns Users it Was Attacked
Tor, the prominent system for protecting Internet privacy, said on Wednesday many of its users trying to reach hidden sites might have been identified by government-funded researchers.
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Canada Accuses China of Hacking Key Government Network
Officials said "a highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor" had recently broken into the National Research Council.
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Canadian charged for Heartbleed attack on tax agency
It appears to be the first report of an attack using a flaw in software known as OpenSSL.
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US, Canada launch joint cyber-security plan
Canada and US announced they were launching a joint cybser-security plan to protect their digital infrastructure from online threats.
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Canada's Foreign Ministry Hacked Last Week, Services Still Hit: Officials
Hackers launched a cyber attack on Canada's foreign ministry last week and some services are still down, officials said on Monday without disclosing who Ottawa thought was responsible.
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Usernames, Passwords Of Over 9,000 Canada Government Accounts Stolen
Thousands of user accounts for online government services in Canada were recently hacked during cyber attacks, authorities said Saturday.
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Canadian Banks Say Nearly 90,000 Customers' Data May Have Been Stolen By Cyber Attackers
Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said on Monday that cyber attackers may have stolen the data of nearly 90,000 customers in what appeared to be the first significant assault on financial institutions in the country.
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McDonald's Canada Says 95,000 Affected In Careers Website Hack
McDonald's Corp's Canadian unit said on Friday personal information of about 95,000 restaurant job applicants was compromised in a cyber attack on its careers website.
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US, Canada Issue Joint Alert on 'Ransomware' After Hospital Attacks
The warning follows reports from several private security firms that they expect the crisis to worsen.
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Canada Spy Agency Website Hacked
"Security officials have confirmed that no personal information was compromised in this attack," a government spokesperson said.
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Anonymous Hackers Attack Canada Government Websites
Hackers said they were protesting the controversial anti-terror law that expands the powers of Canada's spy agency.
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Canada Government Websites Taken Down in Cyber Attack
Several Canadian government websites were taken down in a cyber attack on Wednesday, the government said, with the hacking group Anonymous taking responsibility in what it said was retaliation for a new anti-terrorism law passed by Canada's parliament.
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Hacker Disrupts Government Websites in Canada
The disruptions were prompted by a hacker or a small group of hackers supporting the cause of an Ottawa teenager who was charged for hoax phone calls.
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Home Depot Confirms Payment Systems Hack in US, Canada Stores
"We apologize for the frustration and anxiety this causes our customers, and I want to thank them for their patience and support as we work through this issue."
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Hacking Attack in Canada Bears Signs of Chinese Army Unit - Expert
The recent hacking attempt on a sensitive Canadian government computer network is similar to attacks mounted by an elite unit of the Chinese army based in Shanghai, according to a cybersecurity expert.
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Internet Privacy Service 'Tor' Warns Users it Was Attacked
Tor, the prominent system for protecting Internet privacy, said on Wednesday many of its users trying to reach hidden sites might have been identified by government-funded researchers.
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Canada Accuses China of Hacking Key Government Network
Officials said "a highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor" had recently broken into the National Research Council.
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Canadian charged for Heartbleed attack on tax agency
It appears to be the first report of an attack using a flaw in software known as OpenSSL.
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US, Canada launch joint cyber-security plan
Canada and US announced they were launching a joint cybser-security plan to protect their digital infrastructure from online threats.
