Data Breach
Apple’s Study Reveals 2.6 Billion Records Exposed in Data Breaches
An Apple-commissioned study conducted by MIT highlights a surge in data breaches, with 2.6 billion personal records exposed in the past two years.
Western Digital Confirms Security Breach in Recent Hack
The company said that an unauthorized third party gained access to a number of its systems resulting in the disruption of some of its business operations.
LastPass Hacked Because Employee Didn’t Install a Software Update
Hackers reportedly exploited a vulnerability in the Plex Media Server software on the engineer's computer that was patched about 75 versions ago
LastPass Breach That Leaked Customer Password Vaults Came from Employee’s Home Computer
The extensive attack targeted one of only four DevOps engineers at LastPass with the credentials required to access the servers that store customer data.
Telus Investigates Claims of Data Breach with Source Code, Employee Info Up for Sale
Telus is investigating the claims of a breach and, so far, believes that no corporate or retail customer data was part of the hack
Samsung Confirms Data Breach Affecting Customer Data
Samsung has said in a statement that it discovered a security incident in late July and determined that customer data was compromised on August 4.
Data Breaches Costing Canadian Companies, Banks More Than Ever
IBM Security's latest report shows that data breaches are now costing Canadian companies CAD $7.05 million per incident on average to reach an all-time high.
Under Armour: 150 Million MyFitnessPal Accounts Compromised in Data Breach
Baltimore-based Under Armour disclosed today that 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts have been compromised after a data breach.
Uber to Inform Canadians Affected by 2016 Data Breach
Uber is planning to inform all Canadians whose data may have been leaked during the 2016 breach.
Yahoo May Soon Confirm Massive Data Breach Affecting Millions of Users [u]
The company is expected to soon confirm a massive data breach of its service.