An RCMP officer and a retired Vancouver cop say not even police are secure from high-tech adware

Retired Vancouver police officer Paul McNamara was out along with his household in August 2023 when he had a cellphone dialog with a buddy, Ontario RCMP officer Pete Merrifield. As he talked, he seen his cellphone turned unusually scorching, “prefer it was about to soften down.” On the time, McNamara, who retired from the Vancouver Police Division in 2016, was on trip in Montreal. When he tried to order an Uber, he says his cellphone was locked because of “too many password makes an attempt.” He discovered it odd, however brushed it off as a glitch. Then, that fall, he realized that the…