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BEC scammer tried to dupe government of Northwest Territories with invoice fraud

by Marina Burghard | Oct 27, 2020 | Corporate Frauds, Cybercrime, Featured, Online Fraud, phishing

Yellowknife (October 27, 2020) – A BEC (Business Email Compromise) scammer attempted to dupe the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) using invoice fraud. The RCMP explained that a business partner of the GNWT was the subject of a phishing attack. The...

Russian hacker group attacked organizations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development

by Marina Burghard | Jul 17, 2020 | Cybercrime, Featured, International Fraud, Online Fraud, phishing

Ottawa (July 17, 2020) – The Canadian Communication Security Establishment (CSE) and its international counterparts said that the Russian hacker group, APT29, aka ‘Cozy Bear’ or ‘the Dukes’, targeted health organizations and vaccine research entities in Canada, the...

CPA hit by cyberattack resulting in data breach

by Marina Burghard | Jun 5, 2020 | Cybercrime, Featured, phishing, Privacy Breach

Toronto (June 5, 2020) – Chartered Professional Accountants Canada (CPA) fell victim to a cyberattack. Their website was targeted and the personal information of more than 329,000 subscribers of CPA Magazine was breached including names, addresses, emails, and...

COVID-19 scams exploiting government funding programs such as CERB

by Marina Burghard | May 22, 2020 | Benefits Fraud, Consumer Fraud, Featured, Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud, Online Fraud, phishing

May 22, 2020 – Many Canadians are experiencing financial hardship as a consequence of the current pandemic. The Canadian government launched the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to help out Canadians throughout the Coronavirus crisis with a multi-billion...

Don’t get screwed by email extortion scams

by Marina Burghard | Apr 15, 2020 | Featured, Online Fraud, phishing

Guelph (April 15, 2020) – Email extortion scams are circulating again. The Guelph police reported that they received several complaints about online fraud attempts. The police warn against these extortion attacks and recommend not to respond in any way to the...

Don’t fall for COVID-19 frauds

by Marina Burghard | Mar 18, 2020 | Featured, Financial Fraud, Fraud Prevention, Online Fraud, phishing

March 18, 2020 – Fraudsters try to capitalize on people’s fears, uncertainties, and misinformation about the novel coronavirus. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) warns consumers to be on the lookout for associated scams such as fake cures, phony prevention...