Tag: ransomware
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Canadian Tire Data Breach
On October 2, 2025, Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) identified unauthorized access to an e-commerce database containing customer information. The breach affected accounts across Canadian Tire, SportChek, Mark’s/L’Équipeur, and Party City, exposing names, addresses, emails, birth years, encrypted passwords, and in some cases, truncated credit card numbers. No banking or loyalty program data was compromised, and…
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What SMBs Need to Know from the 2025 CIRA Survey
Cybersecurity in Canada, On Guard for Thee. Cyber threats are no longer a distant concern for Canadian businesses—they’re a daily reality. The 2025 CIRA Cybersecurity Survey, conducted by The Strategic Counsel, gathered insights from 500 cybersecurity decision-makers across the country. The findings reveal a landscape where cyber-attacks are not just expected—they’re recurring. For SMBs, this…
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Be aware—the threat is real and significant
Canadian small and medium-sized businesses might want to take this threat more seriously. Cybercrime is surging globally, and Canadian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly in the crosshairs. Yet many business owners still believe they’re too small to be targeted — a dangerous assumption, according to cybersecurity experts. Canada’s national cybersecurity agency warns that…
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Canada sees rise in cybersecurity standards amid growing ransomware threats
The ransomware business is thriving in Canada, with recent victims including large corporations like London Drugs, the City of Hamilton, and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Cybercriminals, who often boast about their attacks on the dark web, do not discriminate in their targets, which have included a B.C. library network, the First Nations Health…
