Canada
CIRO confirms data breach exposed info on 750,000 Canadian investors
The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) confirmed that the data breach it suffered last year impacts about 750,000 Canadian investors. The organization disclosed the incident on August 18, but completed an extensive forensic investigation this year, on January 14. CIRO is Canada’s national self-regulatory body for investment dealers, mutual fund dealers, and trading activity. It […]
CISA warns of Chinese “BrickStorm” malware attacks on VMware servers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned network defenders of Chinese hackers backdooring VMware vSphere servers with Brickstorm malware. In a joint malware analysis report with the National Security Agency (NSA) and Canada’s Cyber Security Centre, CISA says it analyzed eight Brickstorm malware samples. These samples were discovered on networks belonging to victim organizations, where […]
Freedom Mobile discloses data breach exposing customer data
Freedom Mobile, the fourth-largest wireless carrier in Canada, has disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked into its customer account management platform and stole the personal information of an undisclosed number of customers. Founded in 2008 as Wind Mobile by telecommunications provider Globalive, Freedom has over 2,2 million subscribers and now says it provides coverage to […]
Canada says hacktivists breached water and energy facilities
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned today that hacktivists have breached critical infrastructure systems multiple times across the country, allowing them to modify industrial controls that could have led to dangerous conditions. The authorities issued the warning to raise awareness of the elevated malicious activity targeting internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and the need […]
Toys “R” Us Canada warns customers’ info leaked in data breach
Toys “R” Us Canada has sent notices of a data breach to customers informing them of a security incident where threat actors leaked customer records they had previously stolen from its systems. The company discovered the data leak on July 30, 2025, when a threat actor posted on the dark web what they claimed to […]
WestJet data breach exposes travel details of 1.2 million customers
Canadian airline WestJet is informing customers that the cyberattack disclosed in June compromised the personal information of 1.2 million customers, including passports and ID documents. WestJet is a major airline in North America, operating a fleet of 153 aircraft and serving 104 destinations, which carry over 25 million travelers annually. On June 13, the company disclosed a […]
WestJet confirms recent breach exposed customers’ passports
Canadian airline WestJet is informing customers that the cyberattack disclosed in June compromised their sensitive information, including passports and ID documents. WestJet is a major airline in North America that operates a fleet of 153 aircrafts and services 104 destinations, carrying over 25 million travelers annually. On June 13, the company disclosed a cybersecurity incident that disrupted certain internal […]
Dutch teens arrested for trying to spy on Europol for Russia
Two Dutch teenage boys aged 17, reportedly used hacking devices to spy for Russia, have been arrested by the Politie on Monday. According to De Telegraaf, the two used a WiFi sniffer device near Europol and Eurojust offices, as well as the Canadian embassy in The Hague. GeekFeed has contacted Europol to confirm the reports, and a […]
Financial services firm Wealthsimple discloses data breach
Wealthsimple, a leading Canadian online investment management service, has disclosed a data breach after attackers stole the personal data of an undisclosed number of customers in a recent incident. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Toronto, the financial services firm holds over CAD$84.5 billion in assets (approximately $61 billion). It offers a wide range of […]
Canada’s House of Commons investigating data breach after cyberattack
The House of Commons of Canada is currently investigating a data breach after a threat actor reportedly stole employee information in a cyberattack on Friday. While the lower house of the Parliament of Canada has yet to issue a public statement regarding this incident, CBC News reports that House of Commons staff were notified of a breach […]