A Sûreté du Québec police officer who has previously found himself in legal trouble has…
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...
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...