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The federal privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a data security breach detected in January at Global Affairs Canada. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Monday the investigation into the foreign service was launched after it received several complaints. The investigation will examine the adequacy of the safeguards to protect personal information and assess

Canada's privacy commissioner is investigating a cyberattack targeting a system used to relocate members of the military and foreign service. 

Canada's privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into the theft of 24 years of data of federal employees from two government-contracted relocation firms. As we reported earlier this week, the Treasury Board said data as far back as 1999 on military, RCMP, and federal employees held by Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and Sirva Canada,

Canadian government contractors suffered a devastating data breach late last month

A LockBit attack on a specialist supplier of relocation services has engulfed multiple government agencies in Canada.

Canada had information from an undisclosed number of current and former government employees, including those in the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, exposed following data breaches impacting its contractors Brookfield Global Relocation Services and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, according to SecurityAffairs.

Ottawa now says the data theft at companies that handle moving arrangements of federal staff includes that of members of the Canadian Armed Forces, current and former federal employees, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel for the past 24 years. The revelation was made in a statement Friday by the Treasury Board, which is responsible

The federal government is warning current and former public service employees and members of the RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces their personal and financial information for as early as 1999 may have been accessed in a data breach.

The private company that assists members of the Canadian military and foreign service when they move across the country or around the world has been hacked, says a Department of National Defence note issued internally late Friday.

Canadian Armed Forces members are advised to prioritize their finances and budget carefully during relocation, with tips including registering with Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS), understanding eligible relocation costs, comparing current and future income, assessing the cost of living, and booking an appointment with a SISIP specialist for free financial advice to ensure a successful and financially sound move.