Canadians Increasingly Being Targeted by COVID-19-Related Cyber Crimes, Agency Says

People wait in line at the Women's College COVID-19 testing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 18, 2020. Carlos Osorio/Reuters

A federal cybersecurity agency said Canada is being targeted by an increasing number of COVID-19-related cyber crimes.

“In 2020, we have observed cyber threat actors developing COVID-19-related content to trick victims into clicking on malicious links and attachments,” said Scott Jones, the head of Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Center).