Toronto (December 12, 2019) – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced the sentence of Oliver…
Hawkesbury OPP warning area residents of increase in cryptocurrency scams
The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) it warning area residents that there has been a steady increase in reports of scams related to investing in cryptocurrency. The scams involve fraudsters setting up a fake cryptocurrency investment...
Hackers return nearly half of the $600 million they stole in one of the biggest crypto heists
Aug. 12, 2021 – Hackers have returned nearly half of the $600 million they stole in what’s likely to be one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts ever. The cybercriminals exploited a vulnerability in Poly Network, a platform that looks to connect different...
Five people arrested in alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme
Five people, including three minors, were arrested Thursday in an apartment in Acton Vale, 90 kilometers east of Montreal, as part of a Sûreté du Québec investigation into an alleged fraud ring that claimed to invest in cryptocurrency. Five people, including three...
What the cryptocurrency boom means for enterprise cybersecurity
June 11, 2021 – While standards like the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) are mature and well-known, cryptocurrency frameworks are just beginning to emerge and become accepted. On the forefront is the Cryptocurrency Security Standard...
Nanaimo man loses $5,000 to Bitcoin scam, two others have close calls
May 31, 2021 – Mounties are again urging caution as online scammers continue to target victims through social media platforms. Police said three scams were reported within the last two month including one where a Nanaimo man lost $5,000. “Scams come in many...