June 6, 2023 Data stolen from Swiss authorities, a new skimmer attack on Web sites, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, June 5th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com more...
May 29, 2023 The IT security of Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system before a crippling 2021 cyber attack and data theft was lacking, says the province’s privacy commissioner’s office, which also said there was no justification for the more...
May 26, 2023 Three provincial privacy commissioners are joining the federal privacy commissioner’s office in investigating the practices of ChatGPT creator OpenAI. Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne made the announcement today in a keynote speech at the annual more...
May 24, 2023 Meta was fined a record-breaking $1.3 billion by European Union data protection officials for illegally transferring users' personal data from Europe to the United States. This is the most severe punishment yet levied under the more...
May 24, 2023 Meta has been hit with a record 1.2 billion euro (US$1.3 billon) fine by the European Union following an investigation into Facebook’s transfers of personal data since July 2020. In addition, Meta has been ordered more...
May 18, 2023 Google's major goal with its $1,800 Pixel Fold smartphone appears to be researching user behavior and improving Android's compatibility with this burgeoning market of multi-screen devices, rather than reaching big sales statistics. According to Moor more...
May 16, 2023 Canada’s privacy commissioner says the government’s proposals to modernize Canada’s federal private sector privacy law are “a step in the right direction,” but must go further to protect fundamental privacy rights. The statement from Privacy more...
May 16, 2023 Zoho Corporation has launched Ulaa, a new web browser focused on privacy and security. Ulaa, meaning 'journey' in Tamil, has been developed to give users control over their personal information and to block unwanted ads, more...
May 10, 2023 Cybersecurity agencies from the Five Eyes intelligence co-operative — including Canada and the U.S. — have disrupted a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by the Russian-created Snake malware. In a statement Tuesday, the countries more...
May 9, 2023 Former Uber Technologies chief security officer (CSO) Joseph Sullivan was sentenced to probation Thursday for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach and theft of tens of millions of customer records, the Associated Press more...
