Cybercrime in Canada: Staying Safe Online

This bonus episode of Dark Poutine is brought to you by MasterCard. In this special episode, we’re exploring a growing threat hitting more close to home than ever—cybercrime. We’ve dived deep into all sorts of dark tales before, but this one is a bit different because it’s happening right now, affecting people and businesses across Canada.   Sources: Mastercard Trust Centre | Cybersecurity Solutions for Every Business mastercard.ca/trust webcrunchers.com | Wayback Machine Elk Cloner John Draper Michael Calce Mafiaboy’s story points to Net weaknesses Meet Mafiaboy, The 'Bratty Kid' Who Took Down The Internet 'Mafiaboy' breaks silence, paints 'portrait of a hacker' | CNN A Q&A with MafiaBoy Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada | FinTRAC Cyber attacks in Canada | Konbriefing.com Why Canada has so many cyberattacks—and why we're all at risk | MacLeans Cyber attacks are getting easier, experts warn after 3rd federal incident | GlobalNews National Equifax hacked: Canadians among those exposed by credit monitoring company’s data breach - National PIPEDA Findings #2019-001: Investigation into Equifax Inc. and Equifax Canada Co.’s compliance with PIPEDA in light of the 2017 breach of personal information - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Am I Impacted? | LifeLabs LifeLabs hack: What Canadians need to know about the health data breach | GlobalNews Privacy breach alerts and information | Province of NS Cyber Incident | ADSC Ticketmaster Data Security Incident Cyber security and cybercrime challenges of Canadian businesses, 2017 The Daily — Impact of cybercrime on Canadian businesses, 2021 Canadian Small Business Cybersecurity Survival Guide - Canadian Chamber of Commerce Nearly half of small businesses have experienced random cyberattacks in the past year | CFIB Ransomware/ Cyber Incident | Toronto Zoo Baseline cyber threat assessment: Cybercrime - Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Cyber Attacks in Canada 2023: A Year in Review Criminal hackers 'very likely' to pose threat to national security, economy in near term: report | CBC News Data Responsibility & Governance Practices | Personal Data Security Cybercrime: an overview of incidents and issues in Canada | RCMP Significant Cyber Incidents | Strategic Technologies Program | CSIS National Cyber Threat Assessment 2023-2024 | Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices