Emily Olague

Emily Olague

Articles By Emily Olague

YouTube TV may drop Prices if it loses Disney+ Channels
Sorry YouTube TV viewers, you might lose access to some of its channels! YouTube TV heads up its viewers that it might lose some of Disney+ channels, including ABC, ESPN, FX, and others, on December 17th due to the ongoing dispute with Disney over carriage charges. If the streaming service fails to renew its agreement, […]
A major natural gas supplier Superior Plus hit with ransomware
Superior Plus, a major natural gas supplier, announced that it had been hit by a massive ransomware attack. The billion-dollar propane seller stated that the incident started on December 12 but didn’t reveal the extent of the attack and its culprits. “Superior has temporarily disabled certain computer systems and applications as it investigated and is […]
Canadian charged for launching ransomware attacks on targets in Canada and the US
An Ottawa man has been charged for his alleged involvement in several ransomware attacks on targets based in Canada and the United States. On Tuesday, officials from the Ontario Provincial Police held a press conference, unsealing indictments after almost two years of investigation, which led to the arrest of 31-years-old Canadian Matthew Philbert. The investigation […]
‘Epidemic of Cybercrime’ in Canada during the Covid-19 pandemic – Cybersecurity Expert
The Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity reported a surge in cyber-attacks related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the attacks were directed towards front-line healthcare workers and medical research facilities. Cybersecurity experts believe that the pandemic has made healthcare institutions more susceptible to cyberattacks than ever before. In June, Toronto’s Humber River Hospital was forced to […]
Rideau Hall Internal Cyber Network hit by a Cyber Attack
The Office of the Secretary to the governor-general confirms there was a “breach” in the internal network at Rideau Hall. The office states that the nature and the scope of the breach are still under investigation. “The OSGG is working with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security on the investigation and took immediate action to […]
Hackers Imitate Canada Post in the latest Phishing Scam
RCMP warns of an ongoing phishing campaign using emails claiming Canada post has a parcel held in your name. A new email scam has been making its way around the country, trying to trick people into entering their financial information by purporting they have a package to claim. On November 30th, a concerned citizen reached […]
Apple sues mercenary spyware firm ‘NSO’ that Canadian Cyber watchdog Citizen Lab warned them about
Apple is suing Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most notorious hacker-for-hire company, for developing and distributing malware to hack devices. In a complaint registered in federal Court in California, the tech giant said that NSO employees “are amoral 21st-century mercenaries who have created highly sophisticated cyber-surveillance machinery that invites routine and flagrant abuse.” Craig Federighi, […]