Sophisticated Phishing Scams Putting Secrets at Risk, Foreign Affairs Says

Sophisticated Phishing Scams Putting Secrets at Risk, Foreign Affairs Says
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives to speak to the media in Hamilton, Ont., on Nov. 8, 2018. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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OTTAWA—Canada’s Global Affairs Department says too many of its employees are being deceived by digital scams—a “serious problem” that could see sensitive information end up in the wrong hands.

The increasingly sophisticated phishing campaigns—which fool users into revealing passwords and other closely guarded data—are targeting email, texting, and social media accounts, the department says.