2Keys security breach exposes government-stored emails and phone numbers
Treasury Board says info tied to CRA, ESDC, and CBSA users was accessed before phishing attempts.
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SINs among customer data accessed in Wealthsimple security breach
FinTech firm says fewer than one percent of customers affected by now-resolved incident.
UK-based Osney Capital eyes Canadian cybersecurity startups with 50-million-pound first fund
Osney wants to help Canadian startups expand to Europe and bring UK startups here.
As online threats get worse, Styx raises $2.7 million for digital risk protection platform
Repeat cybersecurity entrepreneurs take aim at brand impersonation, phishing scams, AI imposter content.
Softchoice taken private, moved stateside by WWT after $1.48-billion acquisition closes
Completed acquisition puts the 35-year-old software provider under American ownership at a sensitive moment.
Alberta Innovates the second provincial innovation agency affected by cyberattack this year
A breach affected Invest Nova Scotia in May that resulted in $573,000 in stolen funds.
Lightstrike raises $1.1 million CAD pre-seed round to commercialize AI-powered code mapper
Round leader Sprout Fund helped Lightstrike founders “mature at a breakneck pace.”
Invest Nova Scotia has recovered most of stolen funds following summer scam
Justice Department helped return majority of $573,000 lost to email breach and phishing attack.
NCC commits $22.8 million to 37 cybersecurity projects
Projects funded by National Cybersecurity Consortium to focus on commercialization, development, and training.
Former Delve Laboratories, Dialogue leaders secure $2 million to help cyber insurance brokers sell policies and assess risk
Inscora plans to launch its “value-added cyber insurance” software by the end of 2024.
Justice Department involved following Invest Nova Scotia employee email scam
Phisher impersonating Sandpiper Ventures received $573,000.
Claudette McGowan closes $10-million Series A for cybersecurity startup Protexxa
Startup claims round is the largest secured by a Black woman founder in Canada.
BDC among those to experience interruptions as part of CrowdStrike outage
Plurilock CEO: Businesses are necessarily quick with cybersecurity patches, but rapid updates also come with risks.
Three trends defining the future of cybersecurity
Lack of cyber readiness is a constant threat.
Today in acquisitions: Givex, NextPoint Acquisition, Herjavec Group, BIM One
Over the last two weeks, four Canadian tech companies have recently made acquisitions or have been acquired: Givex, NextPoint…