InfoSec News Nuggets 11/27/2023

Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating hack affecting military and RCMP personnel  The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating a cyberattack that compromised data on current and former members of the country’s armed forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Two affiliated companies, Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and Sirva Canada LP, informed the Canadian government of the breach in October. The companies have been contracted by the Canadian government to provide relocation services for personnel since 1995,…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 06/28/2022

LGBTQ+ community warned of extortionists abusing dating apps The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned this week of extortion scammers targeting the LGBTQ+ community by abusing online dating apps like Grindr and Feeld. According to the FTC, the criminals pose as potential romantic partners on LGBTQ+ dating apps, sending explicit photos to their targets and asking them to reciprocate. If they fall for it, the victims get blackmailed into paying a ransom, usually in…
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