Cyber Criminals Target Holiday Shoppers
Cyber security experts warn that hackers love the holidays and are increasingly seizing credit and debit card information from online consumers.
As Canadians go online to complete their holiday shopping, cyber security experts are warning them to beware: hackers love the holidays and are increasingly seizing credit and debit card information from online consumers.
Target shoppers got some unpleasant holiday news last week. The retailer announced hackers breached its security and gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit card accounts.
Security experts warn consumers are especially vulnerable at this time of year, mainly because of all the internet shopping. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the FBI issued alerts warning consumers to be extra vigilant against internet fraud and theft during the holiday season.
Many Canadians know how invasive computer crooks can be -- stealing identities, hacking into accounts, and stealing their credit cards. Daniel Stolfi is a Toronto-based actor who discovered someone else had been using his credit card. He was in our studio.
By most estimates, the volume of cyber-crime is increasing, in Canada and around the world. But according to a new study out of the United States, that has had the effect of driving down the black-market price for some of our personal information.
For a sense of where Canada stands in the cyber crime world we were joined by Avner Levin. He is the Director of the Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute at Ryerson University. He was in Toronto.
Target shoppers got some unpleasant holiday news last week. The retailer announced hackers breached its security and gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit card accounts.
Security experts warn consumers are especially vulnerable at this time of year, mainly because of all the internet shopping. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the FBI issued alerts warning consumers to be extra vigilant against internet fraud and theft during the holiday season.
Many Canadians know how invasive computer crooks can be -- stealing identities, hacking into accounts, and stealing their credit cards. Daniel Stolfi is a Toronto-based actor who discovered someone else had been using his credit card. He was in our studio.
Target stores hit by data breach affecting 40 million cards" CBC News
By most estimates, the volume of cyber-crime is increasing, in Canada and around the world. But according to a new study out of the United States, that has had the effect of driving down the black-market price for some of our personal information.
For a sense of where Canada stands in the cyber crime world we were joined by Avner Levin. He is the Director of the Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute at Ryerson University. He was in Toronto.
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