The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is set to boost the status of its Cross-Border Privacy Rules program in the U.S. APEC has announced that certification firm Schellman & Company is the newest CBPR accountability agent in the U.S. following approval from a joint oversight panel. Accountabilit...

Encrypted messaging app Telegram said it was the target of a cyberattack originating from China, The Hill reports. The attack occurred at the same time protests were taking place in Hong Kong over a bill that would extradite people to mainland China. Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov said that ev...

The recent data breach that affected U.S. Customs and Border Protection has forced the Canada Border Services Agency to launch an investigation of its own, CBC News reports. The U.S. agency was impacted by a privacy breach in which photos of travelers and license plates were compromised. The CBSA us...

An August 2018 federal directive states Canadian surveillance agencies can collect and share citizens’ data as part of legitimate investigations, The Canadian Press reports. The “Guidance on the Collection of Canadian Citizen Information” directive states any information gathered on Canadian citizen...

The Nova Scotia Health Authority was impacted by a phishing attack that compromised an employee’s email account, Global News reports. NSHA Director of Privacy Karen Hornberger said the employee entered their credentials into a malicious link that allowed hackers to access the staff member’s inbox. T...