Canadian digital forensics specialist taken private, to merge with US partner

With public share values of North American tech companies dropping and management laying off staff, a Canadian maker of digital investigation solutions for police has found a savior: Being bought by a private equity firm. Magnet Forensics of Waterloo, Ont. said this afternoon it has struck a deal to be bought by American-based Thoma Bravo

Hackers compromised Ontario liquor board website, stole customer data

Cyber attackers compromised the website of Ontario’s Liquor Control Board and stole personal information of customers who bought products online, the retailer has acknowledged. “At this time, we can confirm that an unauthorized party embedded malicious code into our website that was designed to obtain customer information during the checkout process,” the Crown corporation said