An elaborate scam has left a Halifax international student stripped of most of his life savings.…
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...
Fraud Experts Warn Over Compromise Of Passport Data In Air Canada Breach
Aug 31, 2018 ( Courtesy of https://www.silicon.co.uk) – Hackers may have accessed detailed passport information on thousands of Air Canada customers after its app was compromised late last week Security experts have warned that the compromise of passport data in...
West Vancouver police warn of elaborate online video scam
July 31, 2018( Courtesy of The Canadian Press) – West Vancouver police are warning the public about a new online scam using personal email addresses and passwords. Police say victims receive an email that includes the recipient’s current or past email...
3 Canadians Arrested as the FBI busts an international email fraud ring that stole millions
June 13, 2108 (Courtesy of Cnet.com) – The FBI announced 74 arrests across seven countries in a major email fraud bust on Monday. The alleged email scammers, spread across seven countries, would target midsize businesses, looking to trick employees who had...
Parents, friends of international student defrauded out of over $200K in virtual kidnapping scam
May 22, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) – Durham police are investigating after parents and friends of an international student were defrauded out of more than $200,000 in a “virtual kidnapping” scam. The 18-year-old female student at McGill University...