Online fraud costs Canadians $3B per year, report finds The growing popularity of smartphones and open Wi-Fi networks are making Canadians more vulnerable to online fraud and other forms of cybercrime...
Although crime rates are dropping across Quebec, cybercrime has skyrocketed in recent years,a provincial report suggests. In 2013, police investigated 1,939 cases that originated behind a computer scr...
A new research and training facility dedicated to teaching university students how to fight hackers, viruses, and data privacy breaches opened in Calgary this week. The University of Calgary said in a...
Cybercriminals around the world are breaking down the technical barriers that prevent people with little computer knowledge from committing cybercrime. By offering up their services for a fee, cybercr...
Cybercriminals around the world are breaking down the technical barriers that prevent people with little computer knowledge from committing cybercrime. By offering up their services for a fee, cybercr...
A new research and training facility dedicated to teaching university students how to fight hackers, viruses, and data privacy breaches opened in Calgary this week. The University of Calgary said in a...
A new research and training facility dedicated to teaching university students how to fight hackers, viruses, and data privacy breaches opened in Calgary this week. The University of Calgary said in a...
Canada 'failing' in fight against cybercrime Canada is lagging behind the U.S., Britain and other countries in defending citizens and businesses against malicious hackers and cyber-criminals, say nume...
It was 4 a.m. on Feb. 15 when the attack began. Ransomware — malicious software that infects a computer and restricts access to a system until a ransom is paid — had infected the system of an organiza...
Sudbury police say they're struggling to keep up with cybercrime in the city — something the chief says all police forces in the world are having difficulty with. Cybercrime isn't just computer hackin...
Canada 'failing' in fight against cybercrime Canada is lagging behind the U.S., Britain and other countries in defending citizens and businesses against malicious hackers and cyber-criminals, say nume...
It was 4 a.m. on Feb. 15 when the attack began. Ransomware — malicious software that infects a computer and restricts access to a system until a ransom is paid — had infected the system of an organiza...
Like all too many Brazilians, Graziela di Giorgio clicked where she shouldn't have. And just like that, her credit card was cloned. "Many problems," she says. She points to her screen. Nestled between...
As the market grows for 'smart'internet-enabled household devices, hackers have started turning them into botnets. Botnets are networks of remotely controlled devices, which can be used for malicious ...
Embarrassment has become an obstacle in the Halifax Regional Police force's efforts to understand how much cybercrime occurs in the municipality. People are frequently so ashamed of getting duped onli...
POTRAZ Dismisses Claims of a Standalone Cyber Crimes Act in Zimbabwe (Image Credit: Facebook/potraz) ‘Zimbabwe does not have a Standalone Cyber Crimes Act’: POTRAZ Clarifies The Postal and Telecommuni...
People are using the internet to commit crimes more than ever before, with women twice as likely than men to be targeted and with fraud accounting for half of all reported cybercrime cases across Cana...
Winnipeg police are seeing a dramatic rise in cybercrimes, prompting the province to provide $100,000 to pay for additional training and new software to help investigators. The number of cybercrimes, ...
Compared to other topics, cybercrime is a relatively new addition to the criminological literature. Interest in the topic has grown over the past decade, with a handful of scholars leading efforts to...
Winnipeg police are seeing a dramatic rise in cybercrimes, prompting the province to provide $100,000 to pay for additional training and new software to help investigators. The number of cybercrimes, ...
