LifeLabs, Canada’s largest provider of general health and specialty laboratory testing services, was found to have “failed to take reasonable steps” to protect client data during a 2019 hack that exposed the health data of millions. A now-public report reveals that the company did not properly staff its security team or have effective security measures in place, in addition to collecting more personal information than necessary. LifeLabs has since addressed these issues.

Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
Kaspersky has identified thousands of low-cost Android smartphones sold online that come with preinstalled malware programmed to steal cryptocurrency details. The devices are infected with