21 January 2016
Some identity theft victims find out after noticing certain activity on their credit reports. Others get a letter in the mail informing them their personal data may have been leaked in a corporate data breach. Still others don’t know until their credit card is denied at a cash machine. No matter how they learn their Read More…
29 October 2015
Just about every internet service we use houses some amount of our personal data. Names, birthdays, addresses, emails, credit card numbers and passwords, are all pieces of personal information we have entered into social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn, online bank accounts and mobile payment apps. While storing this information on the Web has Read More…
6 April 2015
According to the federal Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), a new variation on the old practice of phishing by telephone is cropping up across Canada. Most consumers are aware of the dangers of phishing and would never deliberately give away their credit card information to an unknown caller — that is, as long as they were Read More…
12 March 2015
Four people were arrested in Windsor, Ontario, on Sunday, Jan. 11 after police received a call about fake credit cards being used at The Bay at Devonshire Mall. In the ensuing investigation, it was discovered that the four suspects had been running a fake credit card manufacturing operation out of a nearby hotel. The suspects Read More…
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