Month: August 2026

Eastlink says data breach affects 75,000 customers | CBC News

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Telecommunications provider Eastlink is warning customers of a potential data breach, though it does not believe credit card or banking information was exposed. The company, which operates in seven provinces and Bermuda, initially sent an email to some affected customers Friday just before 5 p.m. AT, but it’s continuing to notify customers. Eastlink said accounts may have been compromised between late Wednesday and early Thursday morning. Exposed information may include customer names, contact details, account numbers and PINs. Read full story here: Eastlink says data breach affects 75,000 customers |…

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New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate | ArsTechnica

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Imagine that you share a ride to work with the same colleague most mornings. As it passes by a license plate reader, the camera records the car, which can be linked through vehicle records to its registered owner. Beside it, another sensor detects signals broadcast by devices traveling nearby, such as your phone and your colleague’s smartwatch. After enough trips, software may treat some of those devices as a recurring electronic signature associated with the vehicle. Weeks later, one of the same device signals appears alongside a different car connected…

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