Loraine Centeno

InsideHalton.com •

Stolen travel documents can sell for thousands on the dark web — Here’s how to protect yours

Ever wondered where movie characters who move abroad “for a fresh start” with a new identity get their travel documents from? The dark web is crawling with stolen travel documents, a new study revealed. Documents — including passport scans, hotel bookings, airline miles accounts and even visa stickers — are sold in dark web marketplaces, with many fetching thousands of dollars each.
DurhamRegion.com •

Here's what Ontario and Canada’s privacy laws say about your right to be informed after a breach

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act or PIPEDA is Canada’s federal private-sector privacy laws. In an email sent to Metroland Media, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada said, private sector organizations are required under PIPEDA to inform individuals about a breach. Like the provincial laws, federal laws require private sector companies to report the breach if it creates a real risk of significant harm to individuals.In June 2025, Canada’s Minister of Pu...
DurhamRegion.com •

Cybersecurity experts found a flaw in Google Gemini’s AI chatbot that could allow hackers to control Smart Home devices

Cybersecurity experts demonstrated how a fake Google Calendar invite could be used to hijack your smart home, open your windows or even turn on your house’s boiler all by exploiting a flaw in Google Gemini. While Google has already patched the issue, experts are advising AI assistant users to be vigilant and are hoping the discovery will be a “wake up call” on the need to focus on AI security. At this year’s DEF CON 33 Hacking Conference earlier this month in Las Vegas, researchers from Tel Aviv...
The Hamilton Spectator •

16 billion passwords for Google, Apple, Facebook, Instagram and more exposed in ‘one of the largest data breaches in history.’ Here’s what you need to know

If you thought the previous breach of more than 184 million credentials was bad, researchers have just confirmed what could be the largest leak of logins ever.“This is not just a leak — it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation,” they said in the report. With more than 16 billion logins exposed, cybercriminals now have “unprecedented access to personal credentials” that can be used to hack into people’s accounts, or for other types of fraud like identity theft, and highly targeted forms of phishing...
Toronto Star •

This malware found in Google Play and Apple Store can steal photos from your phone

Don’t let the cute name fool you, this dangerous malware can sneak its way into your phone and steal all your photos. Once downloaded, it sneaks its way into the device, prompts the user to grant access to the photo gallery and then takes control and steals all the images.“SparkKitty uploads each and every one of your snapshots to its command-and-control (C&C) server,” the researchers wrote in the report. C&C servers are hacker-controlled computers that send instructions to and remotely control...
Brampton Guardian •

What are the most secure messaging apps in 2025? Here’s how to keep your online communications safe

A leaked Signal group chat in the U.S., now known the world over as Signalgate, sparked a heated debate about national security and the use of messaging apps for sharing sensitive information.At the centre of the debacle was former U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz and Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg. The latter was inadvertently added by Waltz to a Signal group chat where sensitive military operations were being discussed by national security leaders.Almost all secure messagin...
InsideHalton.com •

Court approves sale of 23andMe to non-profit led by genetic company’s co-founder and ex-CEO — What Canadian customers should know

In an order issued on June 27, U.S. bankruptcy judge Brian Walsh approved the sale of 23andMe to non-profit TTAM Research Institute for US$305 million (C$416 million). TTAM is a non-profit medical research organization led by 23andMe’s co-founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki.In a post shared following the 23andMe bankruptcy in March, Wojcicki announced that she had stepped down as CEO of the genetic testing firm to “be in the best position to pursue the company as an independent bidder.”...
Load More Articles