What we do know, however, is the type of fraud reported most often in Canada: identity fraud. To pull this off, criminals use phishing scams and other ruses…
Read more How to protect yourself from identity fraud in Canada – MoneySenseNEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt and other debt issues. The…
Read more Trump administration moves to overrule state laws protecting credit reports from medical debtWhat is the game here? What are fraud artists trying to accomplish? “The premise of social media is that you’re creating and keeping in touch with a circle…
Read more How to protect your social media accounts from fraud – MoneySenseThey may reach out, develop trust, and ask seemingly innocent questions like, “Oh, you have a dog? What’s your dog’s name?” Using artificial intelligence tools, they then use…
Read more How to protect your kids from online harm – MoneySenseIt happens every day. People who would never dream of giving out their credit card number after receiving a random call, text, or email give away personal information…
Read more How to protect your identity – MoneySenseAt least until we are a completely passwordless society, however, usernames and passwords and an additional authentication factor are the best defense we have against the spread of…
Read more How to protect your passwords from fraud and identity theft – MoneySenseLast year, Jeff Brown, head of commercial solutions at Equifax Canada, saw a surge in digitally enabled scams in the construction industry. Criminals claiming to be a legitimate…
Read more How to protect your small business from fraud – MoneySenseIt shows 1.4 million Canadians missed a credit payment in the second quarter. While that’s up by 118,000 compared with the same time last year, it’s down slightly…
Read more 1.4 million Canadians missed a credit payment in second quarter – MoneySenseThe credit reporting company said Thursday that the Global Consumer Credit File will make it easier for immigrants to access services like loans and cellphone plans in Canada…
Read more New to Canada? A new way to transfer your credit score – MoneySenseInterac e-Transfer is generally a safe way to send money in Canada. In fact, “for every $100 spent across the Interac Debit and e-Transfer networks, less than $0.02 was…
Read more What to do if you’re a victim of bank account or credit card fraud – MoneySenseConsumer credit reporting agency Equifax finished migrating its credit database to the cloud in mid-January as part of a five-year, $1.5 billion process to move its technology stack and data…
Read more Equifax completes credit database cloud migration | Bank Automation NewsWinter came early for 24 people who were working secret second jobs or prohibited side hustles at Equifax. Miguel Pereira I Getty ImagesWorking from home with baby in…
Read more Equifax Fires 24 Workers With Secret Second Jobs
