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An international operation disrupted $45 million US in crypto fraud and froze $12 million in stolen funds, targeting phishing scams across more than 30 countries.

RCMP say a hacker behind a blackmail attempt on a member of the Nova Scotia legislature was trying to extort bitcoin.

In their 2024 annual report, Montreal police states the number of fraud cases in its territory rose from 2,417 in 2019 to 11,617 in 2024.

Security expert Miles Walker tells Consumer Matters that AI-generated deep fakes are simulating celebrity endorsements, cloning voices, and creating fake retail websites.

AI company Anthropic said it disrupted a cyber attack using an AI system that its researchers linked to the Chinese government.

The City of Ottawa says its parking machines are being targeted by a scam involving stickers with a fake QR code that directs users to a fraudulent pay site.

Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions.

Text message scams, or "smishing," occurs when fraudsters pretend to be a government agency, bank or other organization and try to steal information through texts.

Ontario Health atHome was told by one of its vendors about a cyber incident on April 14, according to new information. It waited until June 27 to begin telling patients.

The Regional Animal Protection Society said it received a message that they were getting a large donation of $95,000 from someone's estate. 

The Lethbridge Police Service are warning the public of a new photo radar texting scam. They are providing tips to stay safe from the scam.

Back in June, Jenell Parsons says she received an email from the BC Lions inviting her to be a vendor at the team’s home opener at BC Place.

British Columbia's securities regulator says a recent two-day operation to identify victims of a specific type of cryptocurrency fraud has found 89 people who were drained of more than $4 million in assets.

A new report says cybercriminals linked to China, Russia and Iran are using generative AI tools like deepfakes to spread disinformation and target elections around the world.

Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House. The false tweet went out shortly after 1 p.m. and briefly sent the Dow Jones industrial average sharply lower.

The lawsuit is open to any B.C. resident who was a customer of LifeLabs before Dec. 17, 2019.

Also known as 'emergency scams,' fraudsters pretend to be a loved one in need of money for legal or medical reasons, exploiting seniors' emotions.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Facebook has created an email address for people to report scams.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Facebook has created an email address for people to report scams.

Away from the country's kitchens, where beer-battered fish and chips, kabobs and fish tacos are prepared, tensions are simmering between commercial and recreational fishermen over Pacific halibut.