#canada
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #canada, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
- News
Telus Warns Customers of Account Breaches
Telus says stolen credentials were used over 16 months to access customer accounts and billing data; scope of impact undisclosed.
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SickKids Hospital Hit by Cybercriminals Again as Employee Data Stolen
Canada's Hospital for Sick Children suffered a second cyber incident with employee data stolen via a compromised third-party app, four years after a 2022...
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SickKids Data Breach Exposes Employee and Job Applicant Info
Toronto's SickKids hospital disclosed a breach affecting current and former employees and job applicants via a third-party software flaw. Patients unaffected.
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Mount Royal University Confirms Breach as Hackers Claim Attack
Mount Royal University in Calgary has confirmed that hackers breached its network, stole data from file storage systems, and subsequently deleted it —...
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Canada's Spy Agency Reports Hacking Three Criminal Groups in 2025
Canada's Communications Security Establishment publicly disclosed offensive cyber operations against a ransomware-as-a-service gang, a foreign online...
- HOWTO
Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack on a Canadian Ag Operation
A composite case study of a typical 2026 ransomware incident hitting a Canadian agricultural business — from the first phishing email through full encryption…
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Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ''Dort'' Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada
Canadian authorities arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man suspected of building and operating Kimwolf, an IoT botnet that enslaved millions of devices for...
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Canadian Man Arrested and Charged for Running KimWolf DDoS
Jacob Butler, a Canadian national, has been arrested and charged in the United States and Canada for running the KimWolf DDoS-for-hire botnet, which...
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In Other News: Big Tech vs Canada Encryption Bill, Cisco's
Other noteworthy stories this week: Big Tech firms push back against Canada's encryption legislation, Cisco releases a free AI security specification, and...
- HOWTO
The 10 Controls Every Canadian Cyber-Insurance Carrier Asks About in 2026
A line-by-line walkthrough of the standard 2026 Canadian cyber-insurance questionnaire — what each question is really asking, why it matters, what an honest…
- HOWTO
Why Every Business Needs Cyber Insurance in 2026
Cyber insurance stopped being optional for Canadian small businesses in 2024. By 2026 it's table-stakes — but most owners are walking into renewal without…
- News
Telus Digital Confirms Massive Breach After ShinyHunters
Canadian telecom giant Telus Digital has confirmed a security incident after the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed to have stolen nearly 1 petabyte of...