Organizations made up of employees with high-value skills need professional IT Support to address their needs. But, aside from them, protecting your organization’s clients and customers is a top priority. Unfortunately, many organizations fail to provide IT tools, support, and protections. So it is best to protect your business with experts and get the best […]

There will always be a risk of cyber threats compromising our data and files both locally and online. With that, it is always an ideal choice to have a Cyber Security plan in place for your Calgary based business. Many services offer cybersecurity in Calgary, but what do we need to examine to ensure the […]

Microsoft notifies 60 customers that their data was likely compromised in the SolarWinds breach. The SolarWinds breach was suspected to be performed by Russian hackers. Nine federal agencies and 100 private sector companies have been affected by the hack that came to light in December. Read more at https://ca.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-says-notified-60-customers-195619028.html

Confidential information exposed in recent data breach at Bombaradier. Bobaradier was the target of a cybersecurity breach that compromised the confidential information of employees, suppliers, and customers. The hackers appear to have gained access by exploiting a vulnerability in a third-party file transfer application. Approximately 130 employees based in Costa Rica were affected. Read more […]

The RIPE’s (Regional Internet Registry for Europe) suffered a cyberattack on their SSO (single sign-on) service by what appears to have been a deliberate credential stuffing attack. Preliminary investigations by RIPE do not indicate that the SSO accounts have been compromised. The attack appears to be successfully mitigated by RIPE’s team. Read more at https://cybernews.com/news/internet-registry-for-europe-experienced-a-credential-stuffing-attack-claims-it-was-unsuccessful/

Almost 200,000 people affected by the Simon Frazer University cyberattack on their server. Information on students, employee ID numbers, admissions, academic standings, and other information was stored on the breached server. The server contained information for some current and former students as well as faculty, staff, and student applicants. Read more at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-warns-cybertattack-exposed-personal-information-of-about-200-000-students-and-staff-1.5916153

Investors of Sequoia Capital were told that some of the personal and financial information may have been accessed by a third party. An employee was successfully phished by email. The Sequoia security team responded to the attack and engaged leading outside cybersecurity experts as well as law enforcement. Sequoia Capital is on of the largest […]

DoppelPaymer gang is demanding that Kia Motors pay 20 million USD for their decryptor tool and so that the gang does not leak the data that was stolen. Kia Motors released a statement to BleepingComputer stating that they have seen no evidence that they suffered a ransomware attack. With nearly 800 dealers across the United […]

KeepChange a bitcoin marketplace, says it managed to limit the ramifications of a security breach on Sunday, February 07, 2021. According to a blog post on their website, several bitcoin withdrawal requests had been initiated from customer accounts to an address belonging to attackers. A KeepChange control subsystem halted the requests resulting in no loss […]

Discount car and truck rental lose 120 GB of data to the DarkSide ransomware gang. The attack impacted Discount’s headquarter office. Discount car and truck rental have deployed a fully-dedicated team who isolated and contained the attack quickly. They are working to investigate and restore service as quickly as possible. Read more at https://securereading.com/darkside-ransomware-gang-hits-canadian-rental-car-company/