Scams

Quantum attacks: An abstract futuristic depiction of a glowing cube on a dark surface lit with hundreds of small white lights — C-suites consider quantum a serious threat and "amazing" deepfake attacks are just 'months away' Deepfake technology has matured at a rapid rate, and video scams are likely to be a on par with the more convincing voice-only campaigns very soon, one expert says

Shoppers walk past Japanese multinational personal care company Shiseido store seen in Hong Kong — Shiseido reportedly suffers data breach The Japanese cosmetics company has been accused of failing to notify affected staff of the leak

Man holding an empty wallet with laptop in background — Harmful ads and scams to be included in Online Safety Bill Ofcom will have the power to issue a fine of up to £18 million pounds – or 10% of the company’s global annual turnover

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10 quick tips for identifying phishing emails

By Tyler Omoth last updated 17 August 21

Tutorials Avoid falling victim to a phishing attack with these easy tips

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Delivery scams become most common form of smishing

By Sabina Weston published 17 August 21

News Cyber security provider Proofpoint finds a major increase in the number of threat actors impersonating postal services

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Screenshot of the "Report Phishing" add-in in Microsoft Office 365

NCSC simplifies Outlook scam-reporting tool

By Sabina Weston published 12 August 21

News Users are now able to report phishing emails with just one click

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British man 'PlugWalkJoe' arrested in Spain over 2020 Twitter hack

By Sabina Weston published 22 July 21

News Joseph James O'Connor is also accused of hijacking TikTok and Snapchat user accounts, as well as cyberstalking a juvenile

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Microsoft cracks down on sophisticated BEC scam campaign

By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published 20 July 21

News The firm’s Digital Crime Unit seized a variety of malicious domains targeting Office 365 customers

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The website of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Google clamps down on financial fraud with new ad restrictions

By Sabina Weston published 30 June 21

News The move comes after it was revealed that the FCA pays Google £600,000 a year to run anti-fraud ads

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Eight arrested over Royal Mail ‘smishing’ scam

By Sabina Weston published 24 May 21

News The arrests come weeks after researchers found a 645% increase in Royal Mail-related phishing scams

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Tax refund scammers target university staff and students

By Rene Millman published 31 March 21

News Like every year, tax refund scammers are in full force

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Hackers turn to 'silent stealing' in bid to exploit home workers

By Sabina Weston published 22 February 21

News Cyber criminals are abandoning large-scale heists in favour of scams that earn them significantly smaller amounts of money

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Nokia partners with Hiya to stop spam calls

By Rene Millman published 27 January 21

News Machine learning could end the barrage aggravating fraudulent and spam phone calls

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