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title: "The city of Burlington Ontario falls for $500,000 phishing scam; investigations underway. - Blogs on IT Support and Cybersecurity for Small Business"
description: " Phishing attacks are entirely preventable, but they can be incredibly difficult to identify. As hackers adopt more sophisticated methodologies, it increases the importance of sophisticated and continual training to prevent them from wreaking ha"
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