HMRC warns of scams ahead of tax return deadline
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HMRC have issued a warning to self-assessment taxpayers to watch out for scams as fraudsters could target them as they prepare for the...
- Jan 18, 2023
- 3 min
Children used as ‘Money Mules’ by criminals in social media scam
Kids are being recruited via social media to become 'Money Mules' in order for them to transfer cash between bank accounts on behalf of...
- Jan 17, 2023
- 2 min
Artificial Intelligence tool ChatGPT leveraged for malicious purposes
Since its debut in November 2022, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, ChatGPT, has surged in popularity…but it has been observed to...
- Jan 13, 2023
- 2 min
Persistent smishing attempts target Chinese exchange students
Colleges and universities should be alert to social engineering attacks conducted through SMS, known as smishing, which are targeting...
- Jan 12, 2023
- 2 min
200 million Twitter users’ data available in free data dump
The email addresses and Twitter user data from 200 million accounts has been made available for anyone to download for free from a...
- Jan 12, 2023
- 1 min
NCSC investigating Royal Mail disruption
Royal Mail said it’s working with the National Cyber Security Centre to resolve a cyber incident that has effectively halted overseas...
- Jan 11, 2023
- 2 min
Fake police phone call warning: it's a scam!
Derbyshire Constabulary have seen an increase of scam calls from fake police officers asking people to give money to couriers for a hoax...
- Jan 9, 2023
- 2 min
Wiper malware threat to continue this year
Last year witnessed an increase in destructive wiper malware with researchers identifying 12 new variants across the threat landscape in...
- Jan 6, 2023
- 6 min
New year, new flame? Don't get burnt by a romance fraudster
If you're looking for love or companionship this year, remember that not everyone is who they say they are online. January can be...
- Jan 4, 2023
- 3 min
Bargain hunters: beware of January sales scammers!
With Christmas firmly out of the way, the January sales have officially landed, both in stores and online, and it’s the perfect...
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Critical infrastructure targeted by new “Agenda” ransomware
Researchers have released details that the ransomware group known as Agenda have developed a variant of their existing ransomware written...
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Russian cyber operations spill into NATO countries
Russian cyber operations have spread beyond the borders of Ukraine as NATO countries see attacks on energy and space assets. The National...
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