The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning registrants about an email impersonating Alberta Securities and Exchange Commission President and CEO Stan Magidson.
The emails are believed to be malicious spear phishing attempts by unknown individuals trying to obtain personal information or confidential business information.
The CSA is monitoring this matter. Spearfishing attempts come from outside. No CSA systems were breached.
CSA strongly urges anyone who receives an email from CSA to note the following:
- Is the message from a real, consistent and verifiable email address?
- Is the message from someone you know who works at CSA or one of its member organisations?
- Were you expecting this email?
- If you’ve clicked on a link or opened an attachment, it’s important to take immediate steps to change your email password.
If you receive a suspicious email claiming to be from CSA, please contact the regulator at CSA-ACVM-Secretariat@acvm-csa.ca.
The CSA, the board of securities regulators of Canada’s provinces and territories, coordinates and harmonizes regulation of the Canadian capital markets.