Tag Archives: personal information
DHS warns emergency services are possible targets of cyber attacks
Calling 911 is to save lives. But emergency room and other similar services are also ripe targets for criminally inclined cyber attackers, and any vulnerability in these critical networks could subject victims to numerous dangerous ripple effects, according to a new federal assessment. The analysis, compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and obtained… Read More »
Lawsuit alleging Flo Health app shared private data with Facebook gets green light as class action lawsuit in Canada
A woman is photographed in Vancouver on July 27, 2022. A B.C.-based class action lawsuit accuses the company behind the Flo Health period and fertility tracking app of sharing users’ personal information with third parties like Facebook without their knowledge. (Ben Nelms/CBC – image credit) A class-action lawsuit accusing a popular Canadian fertility tracking app… Read More »
Are you protected when using your work phone?
A Radio-Canada report published in November found that at least 13 federal departments and agencies use tools or software that can recover even encrypted and password-protected data on computers, tablets and cellphones. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press – image credit) Legal experts consulted by Radio-Canada say that employees in both the private and public sectors in… Read More »
The Toronto Zoo is the latest public institution to suffer a cybersecurity attack. Here’s what this means for you
The Toronto Zoo fell victim to a ransomware attack. Cybersecurity experts say everyone should be wary of future scams. (Toronto Zoo/Twitter – image source) As the list of municipal, healthcare and other public institutions hit by cyber attacks grows over the past few months, cybersecurity experts say now is a good time to check the… Read More »