Theft of computer data is a huge issue. Many times, employees have information on their computers that needs to be kept absolutely secure. A savvy thief will know that this sort of information could be sold.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is the central agency in Canada that collects information and criminal intelligence on such matters as mass marketing fraud (e.g., telemarketing), advance fee fraud (e.g., West African letters), Internet fraud, and identification theft complaints.

Select a current article, within the last 3 months, on the Canadian Anti-Fraud website and discuss it with your peers.

What did you find interesting and disturbing?