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Attention, PEC residents! A severe email scam has recently been identified in our community, echoing similar incidents reported in Nova Scotia last year. The scam involves fraudulent emails impersonating the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Mr. Michael Duheme, threatening r...
22.07.24 09:35 AM

Another Wordpress Vulnerability

A lot of websites that use WordPress, a popular website system, got hacked by a bad actor. This person took advantage of a problem in a common add-on called tagDiv Composer. This add-on is needed for two well-liked WordPress themes: Newspaper and Newsmag, which are av...


13.10.23 10:50 AM

Are you an avid viewer of online marketplaces? Market places like Facebook, Kijiji, eBay, and Amazon all contain deranged people that are ready to steal your data, sensitive information and sometimes identity! There are scam product posts that can occur more frequently. 


Like a more commonly se...


24.07.23 08:18 AM

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