Police say "smishing" is the SMS text version of email phishing scams.

In 2017, the CRA scam took $898,000 from the pockets of seniors, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Right now extortion scams are the most-reported scam, the agency says, though phishing scams are just as problematic.

"It's not a question of whether you can be breached, it's a question of whether you're interesting enough to be breached," said a security expert.

MacEwan University said its IT systems are secure after the institution was defrauded of nearly $12 million in a phishing scam.

A newly discovered phishing scam is tricking even the most tech-savvy Gmail users into handing over their login information.

A space-variant of the Nigerian prince email scam targets users that are most gullible.

Phishing scams show no sign of slowing down and continue to steal personal information.

The Ashley Madison hack may be months behind us, but those who used the site are still being targeted with blackmail and threats of exposure.

The CRTC has issued its first warrant under the federal government's anti-spam legislation to take down a Toronto-based malware server.

Criminals, looking to take advantage of both Ashley Madison users and potentially their partners, are capitalizing on the incident to try to extort people and spread malicious software.