In an email update sent on July 6, 2023, Petro-Canada confirmed a cybersecurity incident that impacted its Petro-Points program. The company had initially reported the incident on June 26, revealing that an unauthorized party had accessed its IT network around June 21. The breach is believed to have compromised Petro-Points members’ personal information, including names…
Breaches like this need to have legally enforceable punishments. Things such as mandatory recompense for each and every affected user, plus a fine. Too many companies are lax on their IT security because they don’t want to pay for the staff to maintain the systems required. Make it more expensive to have a breach than to pay the IT people to monitor for it…otherwise these breaches will continue.