This week ·
McMurray Métis
How they got in, as reported. Email made to look like it came from a trusted sender.
← All items this week- Date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Place
- Canada
- Who
- McMurray Métis · Government / Public Sector
- The way in
- Email impersonation
- Source
- Yahoo News Canada
01 · What was reported
What was reported.
The Fort McMurray Métis local government was defrauded of approximately $857,000 in a spear-phishing attack. Police identified a suspect and issued an arrest warrant nearly five years after the November 2021 incident.
The way in, as the source states it: email made to look like it came from a trusted sender.
02 · What we check for it
What we check for it.
Whether anyone can send mail that passes as your domain.
03 · Source
Source.
Source: Yahoo News Canada ↗This page repeats what the source reported, with its date. It says nothing about any firm that is not named in it.