University of Toronto lab unmasks Russian hacking campaign

By now, most people know how to recognize the signs of a phishing e-mail - poor spelling and grammar, strange sender e-mail addresses, and of course, an instruction to click on a link, where you’re asked to put in your banking or login credentials. But these scams are becoming more sophisticated and politically motivated.
Last week, Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto uncovered what they’re calling the River of Phish campaign, which uses sophisticated social engineering practices to target people, including a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. The Globe’s telecom reporter Alexandra Posadzki is on the show to talk about what Citizen Lab found, how the scheme works, and what we know about the Russia-linked group behind it.
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[@dixonpinfold2582]

Stop beginning every sentence with the word "so."
I know you think it sounds cool and improves your image.
It does not sound cool. It does not improve your image.

[@marcellusaurelius7516]

Hypocrites

[@Iban-Underground]

How so?

[@marcellusaurelius7516]

@@Iban-Underground every other country does the same .

[@Iban-Underground]

@@marcellusaurelius7516 Not really, and not to the same extent.
As far as I'm aware, Canada does not have massive bot farms trying to swing Russian elections, nor do they have massive misinformation campaigns to change public perception

[@catrymer7968]

Complete BS

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Ok, Dmitriy.

[@Ggggu8fdu]

NSO Blackcube. More like it

[@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322]

Who are the traitors within the Canadian government?

[@user-rr8lm3bd4m]

Trudeau is one of the traitors but who else? Canadians want to know who are the traitors among us

[@thetailgunner777]

Did you listen to the video or you just triggered and in denial that you are manipulated by those same groups?

[@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322]

@@thetailgunner777 I don’t care what the media has to say. Or people online. The tax subsidized media betrayed Canadians, and I remind them.

[@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322]

@@thetailgunner777 I don’t listen to anything the government media has to say.

[@BennyPoppie]

Everyone is suspect.

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

🇷🇺😈

[@BennyPoppie]

Couldn't you find someone with a less annoying voice ???

[@WilhelmDrake]

Pure propaganda.

[@thetailgunner777]

You sound like one of those Russian they are talking about in the videos. You didn't listen did you.

[@TCMcBiscuits]

@@thetailgunner777 He is one of those Russians in the videos.