A successful ransomware attack on Kesaya, a company that remotely controls programs for businesses, has spread to at least 200 organizations. According to cybersecurity firms this is one of the single largest criminal ransomware sprees in history. The attack, first revealed Friday afternoon, is believed to be affiliated with the prolific ransomware gang REvil and …
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The main regulator of the legal profession has issued its predictive report on where the practice of law is headed by 2030. Not surprisingly, the future of the legal profession will be dominated by Data, AI, Tech, and Climate Change. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/en/topics/research/future-worlds-2050-images-of-the-future-worlds-facing-the-legal-profession-2020-2030 These areas of expertise are almost entirely outside the scope of law societies\’ exclusivity …
Earlier this month, Subway scored a legal victory in a trademark infringement claim against Budway Cannabis Store who didn\’t bother showing up at trial (blame it on the \”bud\”, I guess). https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/498525/1/document.do The court based its analysis on a previous ruling Toys R Us v. Herbs R Us, 2020 FC 682 flowing from very similar …
The Federal Court of Appeal confirmed a site blocking order that was touted as the \”first ever\” in Canada back in 2019. The Federal Court of Appeal is right. Courts should issue site blocking orders more often and on an interlocutory basis. IP defendants are routinely allowed to allege some bogus defenses left unresolved till …
The facts of this case revolve around the unexplained double homicide of a billionaire couple in Toronto. The estate trustees felt uncomfortable to administrate the Sherman estate under intense public scrutiny and incidentally feared for their life due to the perpetrator being unknown and still at large. The application judge sealed the probate files to …
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In its decision in Sherman Estate v Donovan 2021 SCC 25 (Sherman), the Supreme Court of Canada recognized on Monday that the public interest in protecting individuals\’ dignity is sufficiently important that a sealing order preventing disclosure of personal information may be granted. However, Sherman sets the bar for granting a sealing order protecting personal information very high. Only information …
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Over the last couple of years, I have received several spammy emails appearing to be sent from a record label employee asking me to open a zip file with my name on it, or a Word doc where I need to activate macros. Today the cyber-fraudster has replaced their name with a bogus email address …
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The latest buzzword in cybersecurity sounds delicious but it is also a preventive mechanism against hacking and can save time and resources in forensic analysis of cyber-breaches. Honeypots are hacker traps and they come in many forms and sizes adapted to your needs. Our tech expert Roman Blake is developing a comprehensive guide for creators …
Tel qu\’on s\’y attendait à la suite de l\’enquête lancée plus tôt cette année, l\’utilisation par 600 corps policiers au Canada du logiciel de reconnaissance faciale Clearview enfreint les droits des Canadiens. Selon le commissaire à la protection de la vie privée, l\’utilisation de la technologie de reconnaissance faciale par la Gendarmerie royale du Canada pour effectuer …
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The consequences of yesterday\’s data dump begin materializing. I just received an email from \”Desjardins\” asking me to re-activate my account due to a connection error during my last login attempt. I specifically isolated the url link to see how it behaves, so I can report it to the RCMP. Desjardins surprisingly doesn\’t give you …