[news release] The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has received reports of a phone call security scam using the CIRA name.
In this particular scam, a caller, claiming to be associated with CIRA, asks for information about the userâs computer. The caller then guides the user through a process that ultimately provides the scammer remote access to the userâs computer and the information located on its hard drive.
CIRA is advising Internet users not to respond to these phone calls and to report them to the Canadian Anti-fraud Centre.
About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s internet community and represents the .CA registry internationally.
This CIRA announcement was sourced from:
cira.ca/news/phone-call-security-scam-warning-internet-users