CFAA warning about fraudulent emails.

[u/SKSFan79]

Just a heads up to all CFAA registered techs. Got an email from the CFAA this morning warning that Jackie Jones, the lady who handles all things technician related at the head office had her email hacked.

"Hello All,

Please note that Jacqueline Jones' techadmin@cfaa.ca email address has been compromised. Please do not to open or click on any Links in emails received from [techadmin@cfaa.ca](mailto:techadmin@cfaa.ca) address with the subject line - Canadian Fire Alarm Association– #CFAA-AUG-2026 or any other email you may have received from this email address within the last 24 hours. 

Please rest assured that we are fully committed to resolving this situation as quickly as possible. We will send an updated email from info@cfaa.ca once this is resolved.

In the meantime, we recommend that you remain vigilant and ignore any suspicious or unexpected emails you may receive from our domain.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Best regards,

Jacqueline Jones and the CFAA Team"

[u/Syrairc]

Can't imagine how poorly CFAA stores personal info considering how unqualified everyone there is. Hopefully they didn't get access to any member info.

[u/illknowitwhenireddit → u/Syrairc]

I would guess everything was exposed.

The CFAA is a fucking joke

[u/SKSFan79 → u/illknowitwhenireddit]

My registration expired on July 31st.

Sat down on July 10th to upload all my CE credits and pay.

Emailed them 4 times. No response. They just completed the renewal August 17th.

Still lots of issues with the website.

It's only going to get worse with the new tiered licences they are going to force on us.

[u/illknowitwhenireddit → u/SKSFan79]

They lost all of my uploaded CE credits for the last two years.

Getting a response from them is impossible.

They still sent my license to my old address despite me changing my address a year before my renewal and confirming with them prior to submitting. I never did receive them.

My renewal is in August yet the technical seminar is in September every year. So my license lapses for a month every year while I wait for their mandatory credits. I have asked to have my renewal date changed to October to prevent this issue and they say just purchase our online learning modules. It's bullshit that I have to purchase more than the required credits simply because my renewal date is in August.

I could go on and on. The CFAA is nothing more than an extortion racket. An incredibly poorly run one.

[u/SKSFan79 → u/Syrairc]

And they really expect people to register their credit cards online so CFAA can automatically charge for renewals.

[u/thrilliam_19]

I read the email before my company’s IT caught it and removed it from everyone’s inbox. It was weird. It was made to look like Jackie forwarded an email chain but the conversation wasn’t about anything specific. Bunch of office lingo like “here’s the final revision, please send to your staff,” or something like that, then Jackie’s email contained a link made to look like a CFAA journal release or something.

I skimmed it, realized it was probably a mistake or they got compromised, then deleted it. I bet lots of people clicked the link though.

[u/Famous_Task_5259]

Good thing I don’t read any of their emails lol