Edmonton police, U.S. Secret Service partner with ‘ethical hackers’ to stop $42M in fraud

Edmonton Police Work With ‘Ethical Hackers’ and US Law Enforcement to Stop Millions in Scam Losses

Edmonton police say a nearly year-long partnership with “ethical hackers” who infiltrate online fraud operations helped identify victims of active scams and prevent more than $45 million in losses. Between July 2025 and May 2026, the Edmonton Police Service worked with a network of ethical hackers—also known as “scam baiters”—who gathered information tied to ongoing fraud schemes and shared it with investigators, police said in a news release. E…

Edmonton police working with ethical hackers, U.S. law enforcement to tackle fraud

The Edmonton Police Service has partnered with the United States Secret Service and the Collin County Sheriff's Office in Texas to work with ethical hackers to prevent scams.

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

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.

Edmonton police team up with ‘ethical hackers’ to prevent $42M in fraud

Edmonton police say they partnered up with “ethical hackers” to prevent more than $42 million in losses to scammers. The Edmonton Police Service says the partnership with the so-called “scam baiters” began last July. The hackers intercepted victim information during in-progress scams and shared it with police. EPS and partners in the U.S. – the […]

Edmonton police, U.S. Secret Service partner with ‘ethical hackers’ to stop $42M in fraud

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has partnered with the United States Secret Service, the Collin County Texas Sheriff’s Office, and so-called ethical hackers to prevent more than $42 million CAD in losses to scammers, EPS says.

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

Last July, Edmonton police got a tip about ongoing cyber crimes, bilking people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Their contact was a network of ethical hackers, also known as scam baiters. Police say they spend countless hours trying to infiltrate scam centres, usually by initially pretending to be a victim themselves. Their goal is to get access to one of the scammers’ computers, their CCTV cameras and phone lines. “They can hear victim…