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Edmonton police team up with ‘ethical hackers’ to save cyber victims millions

Edmonton cops and ethical hackers are teaming up to pull Canadians back from the edge of costly online scams.

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Edmonton police have formed a partnership with a network of ethical hackers — known as scam baiters — after receiving a tip from the group last July about ongoing cyber crimes. The collaboration aims to intervene in cyberfraud cases and save victims millions of dollars. The partnership represents an emerging approach to fighting online scams by combining law enforcement with civilian cybersecurity expertise.

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Last July, Edmonton police got a tip about ongoing cyber crimes from a network of ethical hackers, also known as scam baiters. Now, they're partnering to save victims millions.

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