by Canadian Fraud News | Aug 14, 2026 | News
A software vulnerability affecting Coldcard bitcoin hardware wallets has reportedly allowed hackers to steal more than US$100 million in cryptocurrency from thousands of addresses. Coldcard is produced by Toronto-based Coinkite and is designed to keep bitcoin wallet...
by Canadian Fraud News | Aug 14, 2026 | News
Saskatchewan RCMP is warning trucking and transportation businesses about a large-scale fraud scheme involving purchases made with fraudulent credit cards. Police began investigating the scheme in March after at least 12 Saskatchewan businesses were targeted....
by Canadian Fraud News | Aug 14, 2026 | News
Three men have been charged following a home renovation fraud investigation involving more than $500,000 in losses and victims across Canada. Waterloo Regional Police arrested the suspects on July 8 after investigating a series of linked renovation scams targeting...
by Canadian Fraud News | Aug 14, 2026 | News
The RCMP says an anti-fraud pilot program targeting organized vehicle crime has helped recover 392 stolen vehicles worth an estimated $28 million. Project NoCargo was launched in June 2025 to target transnational organized crime networks that allegedly use stolen or...
by Canadian Fraud News | Aug 14, 2026 | News
A 26-year-old Canadian man has pleaded guilty in the United States to four charges connected to the massive Snowflake data breach, which affected 165 organizations and resulted in millions of dollars in losses and extortion payments. Connor Moucka of Kitchener,...
by Canadian Fraud News | Aug 14, 2026 | News
Toronto police are searching for a 29-year-old man accused of carrying out an elaborate psychic and spiritual-healing scam that allegedly cost one victim more than $800,000. Police allege Gangadhar Babu operated under the name “Babu” and presented himself as a...
