cyber crime

• Buyers beware the 12 ‘Scams of Christmas’, warns B.C.’s Better Business Bureau

  Requests for payment by wire or e-transfer, through third parties or using prepaid debit or gift cards should be treated as a "red flag," warned the Better Business Bureau.

  Consumer

  Dec 13, 2021
  
• Ottawa man charged after OPP, RCMP and FBI investigate years of cyber attacks

  An Ottawa man is charged after a two-year investigation from the FBI, OPP and RCMP into malware and ransomware attacks across Canada and the United States.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2021
  
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• Personal information about patients obtained in N.L. cyberattack, officials say

  Authorities say employee information that hackers accessed includes names, addresses, contact information, employee identification numbers and social insurance numbers

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2021
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• Calgary police and RCMP contribute to international ransomware sting

  Information from a Calgary business provided police with a big lead in an international ransomware sting that led to five arrests.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2021
• Kemptville, Ont. hospital emergency department reopens after ‘cyber incident’

  Kemptville District Hospital's emergency department reopened just before the weekend following a 'cyber incident' that OPP have been called in to investigate.

  Health

  Oct 22, 2021
• Hawkesbury, Ont. man charged with child luring: OPP

  A 35-year-old man from Hawkesbury, Ont., is facing charges related to child luring after allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a young person over social media.

  Crime

  Aug 3, 2021
• Special web tool finds 5.4M child porn images online: report

  The Canadian Centre for Child Protection says it currently has a backlog of nearly 33 million suspect images that have yet to be assessed.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2021
• Calgary company and Town of Didsbury issue warnings after ransomware attacks

  A Calgary business is facing a huge bill after being the target of a ransomware attack. started as something benign. In early April, the printers were acting up.

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2021
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• The latest sextortion tactic, how to help your kids prevent and report it

  Cybertip.ca says offenders are blackmailing young people with manipulated photos and videos in a new sextortion scheme.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2021
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• Ransomware demands double amid COVID-19, with health care industry a key target: report

  A new report shows that ransomware attacks are demanding -- and making -- more money than ever, with health care proving to be a key target.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021