Montreal – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has been monitoring its systems for unusual activities after several market participants received e-mails that purport to come from CSA members’ staff.
The email appears to come from a member of the CSA through a fraudulent domain name along with a Montreal mailing address.
The e-mails are believed to be malicious “phishing” attempts by unknown individuals who may be trying to obtain personal information or confidential business information. The CSA strongly urges anyone receiving an e-mail from the CSA to verify:
Should you receive a suspicious e-mail claiming to be from the CSA please contact us at csa-acvm-secretariat@acvm-csa.ca.
The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Ilana Kelemen
Canadian Securities Administrators
media@acvm-csa.ca
Source: FCNB