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Ottawa woman says she lost $100,000 in an online investment cyber crime

Ottawa woman says she lost $100,000 in an online investment cyber crime

by L Poole | Mar 10, 2023 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prevention

Deborah Klein thought she bought a safe and guaranteed investment through an online site, but as it turns out, it was an elaborate scam. “To save that $100,000 it took working eight years, three days a week,” Klein tells CTV News Ottawa, as she looks...
If fraudsters don’t pay court ordered restitution in Ontario it’s up to victims to try to collect

If fraudsters don’t pay court ordered restitution in Ontario it’s up to victims to try to collect

by L Poole | Mar 1, 2023 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Elder Fraud, Featured, Financial Fraud, Organized Crime, Wire fraud

Unclear how much of nearly half a billion in restitution ordered for Ontario fraud victims is actually paid. arin Smith and her then husband were just trying to pay off their mortgage a little faster. But after the investment opportunity they agreed to in...
Three arrested in massive hacking, data theft and blackmail probe

Three arrested in massive hacking, data theft and blackmail probe

by L Poole | Feb 24, 2023 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured

Amsterdam’s cyber crime police team has arrested three young men as part of a major investigation into hacking, data theft, blackmail and money laundering involving the private details of tens of millions of people.  The three, aged 21 and 18, were picked up on...
Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases

Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases

by L Poole | Jan 12, 2023 | Breaking Court Decisions, Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Online Fraud

Recent case in St. John’s court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t...
Russian-Canadian man arrested, awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged global ransomware crimes

Russian-Canadian man arrested, awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged global ransomware crimes

by L Poole | Nov 22, 2022 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prosecution

A Russian-Canadian man from Ontario is in police custody and awaiting extradition to the United States for his alleged participation in a global ransomware campaign, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Mikhail Vasiliev, a 33-year-old dual Russian and...
Almost half of Canadians are worried about being a victim of cybercrime in the coming year

Almost half of Canadians are worried about being a victim of cybercrime in the coming year

by L Poole | Sep 30, 2022 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prevention

A new poll on cyber security from RBC shows that while most Canadians (71 per cent) are knowledgeable about various types of cyber threats to their personal information, nearly half of Canadians (47 per cent) are worried that they will be a victim of cybercrime in the...
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