As technology continues to evolve, so do the tactics used by cyber criminals. There has been a growth in cyber fraud, and it has crept into our lives in a steady way that may seem harmless to the human eye. From highly personalized phishing messages and emails to creating realistic situations online to create urgency and exploit one of our most natural human instincts\u2014trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding how cyber fraud is growing\u2014and how RBC Wealth Management is responding\u2014can help protect you, your loved ones, and your financial wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: RBC Annual Fraud Prevention Month Poll, March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Scams can happen to anyone, and cyber criminals continue to discover new ways to gain access to your personal and financial information1<\/sup>. Many of today\u2019s cyberattacks are designed to look and sound convincing, making them harder to recognize at first glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fraudsters often rely on urgency, trust, and familiarity to trick individuals into sharing sensitive information or sending money. Understanding the current cybercrime trends can help protect you and your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While these scams aren\u2019t new, staying informed about common fraud tactics, knowing the warning signs and implementing habits can help you recognize suspicious activity and protect against cyberattacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most cyberattacks can be diminished through basic cyber security practices2<\/sup>. You can help keep you and your family\u2019s personal and financial information secure through a few daily habits. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n While staying informed and taking simple precautions can go a long way to protect you from cyberattacks, the cyber landscape continues to evolve and no set of measures is fully comprehensive, but you\u2019re not alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Protecting your wealth and personal information is one of our top priorities at RBC Wealth Management. As the cyber threat and regulatory landscape continues to evolve, we continuously enhance our cybersecurity capabilities in alignment with the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) framework. This framework guides how we identify, protect, detect, respond to and recover from cyber threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our dedicated cybersecurity team operates 24 hours a day, working to safeguard your personal and financial information from an evolving landscape of digital threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We continue to develop our cybersecurity capabilities by driving education for our teams, and leverage cyber technologies to give you peace of mind when sharing your information. For example, the RBC Trusted Partner Portal <\/strong>is a secure and efficient file-sharing tool designed to ensure that only you, your advisor and other authorized individuals can access your sensitive documents and information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These safeguards form a strong, resilient security framework designed to protect your wealth, your data and your confidence as a client of RBC Wealth Management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your safety is our priority. Please contact your Investment Advisor if you have any questions or concerns or visit www.rbc.com\/cyber-security\/ <\/a> for the latest cyber information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Exploring current trends in fraud tactics\u2014and how you and RBC\u2019s defenses can help protect you and your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":32012,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rbcwm_post_date":"","editor_notices":[],"rbc_url_alias":"","rbcwm_featured_desktop_image_position":"","rbcwm_featured_mobile_image_position":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[247],"rbcwm_content_owner":[],"rbcwm_need":[],"rbcwm_segment":[],"rbcwm_solution":[],"rbcwm_topic":[94],"rbcwm_channel":[],"rbcwm_format":[],"class_list":["post-31951","rbcwm_wmr","type-rbcwm_wmr","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wealth-protection","rbcwm_topic-your-wealth"],"acf":{"rbcwm_subtitle":"Exploring current trends in fraud tactics\u2014and how you and RBC\u2019s defenses can help protect you and your family.","rbcwm_post_author":"","rbcwm_custom_breadcrumb_text":"","rbcwm_custom_breadcrumb_link_url":"","rbcwm_disclaimers":{"add_disclosures":"","perspective_disclaimer":"","expandable":"","omit_from_pages":"","disclaimer_footnote":"1 <\/sup>Government of Canada. \u201cScams that target Canadian consumers \u2014 Tips to avoid being scammed.\u201d https:\/\/competition-bureau.canada.ca\/en\/fraud-and-scams\/tips-and-advice\/scams-target-canadian-consumers-tips-avoid-being-scammed <\/a>\r\n\r\n2<\/sup> Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. \u201cCybersecurity guidance - Ransomware.\u201d https:\/\/www.cyber.gc.ca\/en\/guidance\/ransomware <\/a>\r\n\r\nThis information is not investment advice and should be used only in conjunction with a discussion with your RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 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RBC Dominion Securities Inc. is a member company of RBC Wealth Management, a business segment of Royal Bank of Canada. \u00ae \/ \u2122 Trademark(s) of Royal Bank of Canada.\u00a0Used under licence.\u00a0\u00a9 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 2026.<\/em> All rights reserved."},"rbcwm_insight_cta_id":"","rbcwm_pagination":{"next_link":"","next_link_text":"Next article","previous_link":"","previous_link_text":"Previous article"},"rbcwm_video_duration":"","article_time":"","rbcwm_enable_toc":true,"rbcwm_toc_selector":"h2","rbcwm_toc_sub_selector":false},"yoast_head":"\nGet to know what\u2019s trending in today\u2019s cyber fraud landscape<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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