Tag: scam

Crime Stoppers Warns QR Codes Are Being Used in a Variety of Scams

  • Post Date June 21, 2023

Crime Stoppers is sounding the alarm over a new way scammers are trying to separate you from your money. According to Crime Stoppers, scammers have been creating fake QR codes and planting them at restaurants, shops, and even parking machines. Instead of taking you to a menu or checkout, the fake QR code downloads malware…

2021 saw record number of phishing attempts in Canada: CIRA

  • Post Date February 11, 2022
Phishing Attacks

By Bradly Shankar @bradshankar – MobileSyrup The CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority) has released new findings detailing the rise of cyber crime attempts in Canada in 2021. In the second edition of its Canadian Shield Insights report, the CIRA notes that recorded phishing blocks quadrupled between the first and fourth quarter of 2021. Between October…