NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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The following bulletin was prepared by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) for the awareness of community members and supported by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment to inform and educate Canadians of ongoing financial scams.
The holiday season is upon us once again, and Get Cyber Safe wants Canadians to have a cyber-safe holiday. This year, Get Cyber Safe is introducing a new tradition - Unboxing Day! Held on Dec. 27, Unboxing Day is when Canadians open up all the cool new devices they got over the holiday season and make sure they're secure. The Get Cyber Safe holiday landing page has a variety of updated holiday resources that we encourage you to use, including:
- Get Cyber Safe Gift Guide with helpful tips on securing the latest tech
- New device checklist - an updated quick reference guide that provides helpful tricks on securing your new gadget
- Get Cyber Safe carols and a Festive Yule firewall channel
- Gingerbread Home Network Kit which allows you to turn a traditional gingerbread house into a home network complete with router and laptop
- Santa Got Hacked - the classic tale of when Santa fell for a phishing scam
- Holiday infographics - quick visual guides to promote cyber security
- Holiday passphrase generator - a fun holiday-themed tool that helps you create unique passphrases
- Get Cyber Safe gift wrap and gift tags that are not only useful but festive and informative
- And more!
Wishing you a cyber-safe and healthy holiday season.
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