A viral but unsubstantiated claim that nearly every American had their social security number (SSN) leaked in a massive data breach spread like wildfire this week, stemming from the alleged hack of a background check company called National Public Data. While people should understandably be concerned about identity theft, the scope of the danger may … Read more
Canada’s privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster after a massive data breach leaked the personal information of more than a half billion customers worldwide, including the private data of Canadians, as first reported by Global News. “Ticketmaster holds the personal information of millions of Canadians. The investigation will allow us to understand why … Read more
The names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach by a “malign actor” who may have had state help, defence officials said Tuesday. The Ministry of Defence said the breach occurred at a third-party payroll system holding bank details of as … Read more
The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February targeted the data of “a substantial proportion of people in America,” UnitedHealth Group (UHG) said this week, with the company confirming it paid a ransom in an effort to protect patient information. “Based on initial targeted data sampling to date, the company has found files containing protected health … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said this weekend. In a Saturday announcement addressing the data breach, AT&T said that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information including some Social Security numbers and … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP is dealing with which it is calling a “cyber event” targeting its network. RCMP has also launched a criminal investigation into the breach, a spokesperson told Global News. “The situation is evolving quickly but, at this time there is no impact on RCMP operations and … Read more
Global Affairs Canada’s systems have been compromised in a data breach with early indications of “unauthorized access to personal information of users including employees.” An internal message sent to GAC staff, seen by Global News, said steps are currently being taken to protect sensitive employee information and network security. “We continue to take several steps … Read more
