AI-Generated Images – What’s The Big Deal?

How to be UnHackable: Claudiu Popa’s 10 Immutable Rules for Cybersafety

The “Help Me Set Up A New Account” Scam

Fraudsters are using compromised social media accounts to impersonate your friends and ask for help “setting up their new account” by asking you to provide them with a code or...

What Are QR Codes? How To Use Them Safely And Avoid Scams

what is a QR code? Quick Response (QR) codes are white squares with unique black markings that can be read by a digital device (usually a smartphone) using the camera...

Domain Spoofing

Can you spot the scam? Can you spot the fraudulent URL? Cybercriminals hope not! Unlike a typo, homograph (or homoglyph) domain spoofing is nearly impossible to notice with the naked...

The SAFE Scan

Your handy four-step visual scan against Spam! Spam isn’t just an annoying intrusion in our digital lives; it also poses a significant threat to our security and privacy. Crafty spammers...

KnowledgeFlow – About Us

The KnowledgeFlow Cybersafety Foundation Is Canada’s ONLY Non-Profit Dedicated Exclusively To Cybersafety Education And Innovation. Our Initiatives KnowledgeShare is a community partnership between KnowledgeFlow Cybersafety Foundation, Durham Regional Police Service,...

The Newcomer’s Guide to Avoiding Scams and Fraud

Credential Stuffing: Why you need a unique password on every account

Smishing: Text message fraud and what to do about it

The Newcomer’s guide to preventing Scams and Fraud

This guide outlines some of the most common scams that target newcomers to Canada; how to spot them, how to prevent them and what to do if they happen. NonProfit...

Romance Scams: How to Spot One

If your new relationship partner has asked for gift cards, loans, or payment of any kind to travel to meet you or deal with a personal emergency, proceed with caution....