Cybersecurity firm Resecurity reports Silent Ransom Group is using a fast flux botnet to hide data leak sites while targeting law firms with theft and vishing.

Cybersecurity researchers are warning businesses about Pink Extortion Group, a threat actor that uses voice phishing to bypass multi-factor authentication and steal files from cloud environments.

Taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused were granted bail after the National Prosecuting Authority re-enrolled a R2.2-million extortion and money laundering case that was previously struck off the roll amid controversy over a prosecutor’s absence

Peel Regional Police have laid more than 100 criminal charges in what investigators say is one of the largest extortion cases the region has ever seen.

Police said the home was occupied at the time, but no one was injured. The investigation is in its early stages but is extortion-related, police said.

Calgary police have charged four men and issued warrants for a fifth following an investigation in an 'elaborate' extortion scheme targeting members of the South Asian community.

British Columbia's public safety minister says that while police have reported declining extortion cases, combating the crisis remains the government's top public safety priority.

Additional charges have been laid against a man who was involved in crimes that resulted in nationwide warrants being issued, Winnipeg police said.

Fintrac says it has generated more than 100 financial intelligence disclosures related to extortion so far in 2026 — more than in the last two years combined.

Kraken exchange faces extortion after a staff member misused access to record internal systems, about 2,000 accounts affected, no funds or systems breached.

UNC6783 hackers and extortionists impersonate support staff, using fake Okta login pages and social engineering to access corporate systems and steal sensitive data.

Criminals are allegedly extorting residents when the FS municipality fails to cough up for work they submitted claims for but that was never done

Calgary police say a traffic stop in the city's northeast led to a key arrest in an ongoing investigation into South Asian extortions involving shootings.

An increase in sextortion reports is prompting a warning from Winnipeg police, who say youth are specifically being targeted in the city.

The agency says that as of last Thursday, it had issued a total of 70 removal orders on various inadmissibility grounds, and 35 have been enforced.

ShinyHunters claims to have stolen data from 400 firms via Salesforce portals and is threatening to leak the information unless ransom demands are paid.

Lazarus Group is now using Medusa ransomware in attacks on healthcare and social services, signaling a move toward profit-focused cybercrime.

The Surrey Police Union stated, in a release, that this represents the annual cost of approximately 87 officers, with the average annual cost of each officer being $158,510.

Last year alone, there were 476 reported cases — of which 190 targeted businesses — and that only reflects incidents where the victims have come forward.

New statistics suggest Canadian border officers are playing an increasing role in combating the gangs that have spread fear in cities with large South Asian populations.