Canada

Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations in the country over security concernsCanada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations in the country over security concerns

Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations in the country over security concerns

Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations over security concerns but did not issue a full ban on the…

7 months ago
Five Canadian Hospitals impacted by a ransomware attack on TransForm providerFive Canadian Hospitals impacted by a ransomware attack on TransForm provider

Five Canadian Hospitals impacted by a ransomware attack on TransForm provider

Five Canadian hospitals were victims of a ransomware attack, threat actors claim to have stolen data from them and leaked…

2 years ago
Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devicesCanada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices

Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices

Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks.…

2 years ago
Pro-Russia hacker group NoName launched a DDoS attack on Canadian airports causing severe disruptionsPro-Russia hacker group NoName launched a DDoS attack on Canadian airports causing severe disruptions

Pro-Russia hacker group NoName launched a DDoS attack on Canadian airports causing severe disruptions

Pro-Russia hacker group NoName is suspected to have launched a cyberattack that caused border checkpoint outages at several Canadian airports.…

2 years ago
Canada is going to ban TikTok on government mobile devicesCanada is going to ban TikTok on government mobile devices

Canada is going to ban TikTok on government mobile devices

The Canadian government announced it will ban the video app TikTok from all government-issued devices over security concerns. Canada is…

2 years ago
Nation-state actors from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea target CanadaNation-state actors from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea target Canada

Nation-state actors from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea target Canada

Canada Centre for Cyber Security warns of risks related to state-sponsored programs from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. A…

5 years ago
Canada blames Russia for cyber attacks against its structuresCanada blames Russia for cyber attacks against its structures

Canada blames Russia for cyber attacks against its structures

The Government of Canada blamed the GRU, the Russian military's intelligence agency, for cyber attacks at the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency. "The…

7 years ago
Assemblyline – Canada’s CSE intelligence Agency releases its malware analysis toolAssemblyline – Canada’s CSE intelligence Agency releases its malware analysis tool

Assemblyline – Canada’s CSE intelligence Agency releases its malware analysis tool

Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) intel agency has released the source code for one of its malware analysis tools dubbed…

8 years ago
Armed Forces recruitment website hacked, visitors redirected to ChinaArmed Forces recruitment website hacked, visitors redirected to China

Armed Forces recruitment website hacked, visitors redirected to China

Canada Armed Forces recruitment website was taken down after it was hacked and would-be recruits are redirected to a Chinese…

9 years ago
Oh Canada! – Canucks under attack in the latest wave of banking Trojan scamsOh Canada! – Canucks under attack in the latest wave of banking Trojan scams

Oh Canada! – Canucks under attack in the latest wave of banking Trojan scams

Canadian online users appear to be the current target of the latest wave of email-based phishing campaigns used to deliver…

9 years ago