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Canada taxpayer data stolen in Heartbleed breach

14

Apr

2014

Canadas tax-collection agency reported on Monday that the private information of some 900 people had been stolen from its computer systems as a result of vulnerabilities caused by the Heartbleed bug. The breach allowed someone to extract social insurance numbers, which are used for employment and gaining access to government benefits, and possibly some other […]

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Brandon University Hacked

31

Oct

2013

Names, addresses, birthdates and social insurance numbers from student applications between 2004 and 2009 may have been exposed.

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Honda Canada loses 283,000+ records, now faces lawsuit

30

May

2011

Honda Canada disclosed the loss of more than 283,000 records this week. Letters mailed to affected customers explained that the information was stolen in March when hackers broke into the myHonda and myAcura websites. Honda waited over two months to notify its customers, claiming it needed to assess the gravity of the situation and determine […]

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