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McDonald’s Canada says info of 95,000 job applicants compromised
– canadianbusiness.com
McDonald’s Canada says the jobs section of its website has been hacked, compromising the personal information of about 95,000 applicants over the last three years.
The company said Friday the accessed information included names, addresses, phone numbers, employment histories and other standard job application information of those who applied online between March 2014 and March 2017.
The site doesn’t collect social insurance numbers, banking information or health information, McDonald’s said.
“At this time, we have no information that the information taken has been misused,” the company said in a statement. “We apologize to those impacted by this incident.”
A McDonald’s Canada spokesman said it appears the breach occurred in mid-March.
Adam Grachnik said McDonald’s has notified every provincial and territorial privacy commissioner as well as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada of the breach.
The company said all applicants directly affected by the privacy breach would be notified by mail, or through other contact information, such as email or phone, if a mailing address wasn’t provided on the application form…
The company said Friday the accessed information included names, addresses, phone numbers, employment histories and other standard job application information of those who applied online between March 2014 and March 2017.
The site doesn’t collect social insurance numbers, banking information or health information, McDonald’s said.
“At this time, we have no information that the information taken has been misused,” the company said in a statement. “We apologize to those impacted by this incident.”
A McDonald’s Canada spokesman said it appears the breach occurred in mid-March.
Adam Grachnik said McDonald’s has notified every provincial and territorial privacy commissioner as well as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada of the breach.
The company said all applicants directly affected by the privacy breach would be notified by mail, or through other contact information, such as email or phone, if a mailing address wasn’t provided on the application form…
TORONTO – McDonald’s Canada says the jobs section of its website has been hacked, compromising the personal information of about 95,000 applicants over the last three years.
The company says the accessed information included names, addresses, phone numbers, employment histories and other standard job application information.
But McDonald’s says the site doesn’t collect social insurance numbers, banking information or health information.
In a statement, McDonald’s Canada says it is investigating and apologizes to those affected.
It advises anybody interested in applying for a job to do so in person at any McDonald’s Canada restaurant.
McDonald’s has more than 1,400 restaurants in Canada and more than 80,000 Canadian employees.
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Winning financial journalism at the CFA Awards
– moneysense.ca
The Certified Financial Analyst Society (CFA) of Toronto this week hosted the Financial Journalism Awards and MoneySense staff was happy to be a part of the ceremony. These awards recognize the contribution of various Canadian based publications and journalists in helping consumers and advisors gain a better understanding of the investment profession. MoneySense has won 8 out of 12 of these prestigious awards over the last four years.There are three categories and this year the winners are:
Advisor’s Edge for Publication of the Year,
Dan Bortolotti of MoneySense won Journalist of the Year
Dean DiSpalato and Melissa Shin of Advisor’s Edge took away the Spirit of the Future of Finance award for their story, “How Banned IIROC & MFDA Advisors Can Still Sell Insurance.” This is a special award launched two years ago in support of a global effort initiated by the CFA Institute to shape a trustworthy, forward-thinking financial industry that better serves society.
To learn more about the Charted Financial Analyst’s Society of Toronto and the events and courses they offer, go to torontocfa…
