The Nunavut government is warning people to be wary of a scam involving fake livestreaming of events from the North American Indigenous Games. (File photo)
GN warns against fake Indigenous Games livestreaming
Scam warning advises Nunavummiut to avoid livestreams of the Games that ask for sensitive personal information
The Nunavut government is warning people to protect themselves against a possible scam involving fake livestream coverage of events during the North American Indigenous Games.
Fraudulent websites claim to provide streaming access of the Games, which are underway in Halifax, for a fee and ask people to enter sensitive information, according to a GN news release issued Wednesday.
The websites are designed to steal people’s information including credit card details and “can lead to identity theft and fraudulent credit charges,” a government news release said.
The North American Indigenous Games in Halifax run until July 23. A free online broadcast of the Games is available at the NAIG youtube channel.
The cybercrime tactic, commonly known as phishing, can take on many forms including masquerading as trusted websites in order obtain sensitive user information such as logins, passwords and financial data.
This isn’t the first time the GN has issued such a warning. In January, it issued a similar advisory to Nunavummiut about scams directing users to false links purporting to be livestreams of Arctic Winter Games events.
A 2020 report by Statistics Canada determined 42 per cent of Canadians had experienced some form of phishing attack since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that year.
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