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  • Data Privacy Day 2026 graphics featuring a laptop with hands typing, colorful square patterns, and icons representing security, passwords, identity and privacy.

    Celebrate Data Privacy Day 2026 with the University of Toronto

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    NPM package distribution – supply chain poisoning

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Digital Trust Dispatch

The Digital Trust Dispatch explores key topics in cyber security, privacy and responsible data management to help you navigate the digital world with confidence. Stay informed on best practices, emerging threats and practical tips to protect your information online.

Phish Bowl

The Phish Bowl features examples of real phishing emails to help you identify and report suspicious emails. If you have received a suspicious email, report it and delete it from your inbox.

Advisories

The Incident Response team sends advisories about security vulnerabilities to U of T’s technical staff. If you have questions or concerns, contact security.response@utoronto.ca.

External news

Read a collection of additional cyber security news from external websites.

Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous

Nov. 14, 2025

OWASP top 10

Nov. 11, 2025

HackedGPT: Novel AI vulnerabilities open the door for private data leakage

Nov. 5, 2025

Your AI agent is now a target for email phishing > New tools can help thwart the attacks

Oct. 27, 2025

Hack at Columbia hits 870K people

Aug. 12, 2025

LLM and gen AI data security best practices

July 18, 2025

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