A Brantford, Ont. student was defrauded out of $2,000 after falling victim to a Kijiji sublet…
How hackers take over your accounts using social engineering
Feb. 14, 2019 ( Courtesy CBC.ca) – In a recent segment on CBC’s marketplace two ethical hackers explain the process of social engineering and how it is used to take control of your accounts. Canadian Fraud News StaffCanadian Fraud News staff exclusively...
Online scam uses fake endorsements from Canadian media personalities to sell products
Dec. 14, 2018 (Courtesy of ctvnews.ca) – Lisa LaFlamme is not quitting her job to sell skincare products. Neither is Marilyn Denis or Melissa Grelo. But bogus online ads using fake endorsements from several Canadian media personalities have left many shoppers...
Cyber crooks increasingly targeting home devices
Dec. 6, 2018 (courtesy of CBC.ca) – Cyber criminals are shifting their attention from traditional computers to internet-connected devices in Canadian homes, says the government’s cyber security agency. In its cyber threat assessment for 2018, the newly...
OCS warns customers of data accessed in Canada Post breach
Nov. 7, 2018 ( Courtesy of citynews.ca) – The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) said the shipping information of some of its customers was accessed by an outside source through the Canada Post delivery tracking tool. In a letter sent to the customers on Wednesday,...
‘Nowhere to live and nowhere to go’: MUN student from Ontario hit by rental scam
Sept. 10 ,2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca ) – Imagine moving to Newfoundland from another province to study at Memorial University, only to discover upon your arrival that the people at your new rental property have no idea who you are, or what you’re talking...