by Tricerion | Nov 15, 2022 | Phishing
The average UK business has experienced 16 successful email-based phishing attacks in 2022 so far, and 56% have experienced an email attack where account credentials were stolen or compromised. This was revealed in email security company, Tessian’s, new State of Email...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Tricerion | Oct 31, 2022 | Digital Inequalities, Featured, Retail, Usability
In 2018, Europe’s Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) came into force across the EU, then in the UK. Over the summer, the European Commission started a series of consultations to review the effectiveness of the PSD2 regulations and determine the extent to which its...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Tricerion | Sep 26, 2022 | Digital Inequalities, Usability
Elderly people who prefer to shop for clothes, entertainment and travel on the high street rather than online could be losing out on hundreds of pounds each year. Almost half of people over 65 don’t feel completely comfortable online, research from the Vodafone...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Tricerion | Sep 13, 2022 | Phishing
Over the last couple of weeks, thousands of people have received scam emails pretending to be from Ofgem telling them they are due a payment under a new government scheme to help deal with escalating gas and electricity costs. The spoof phishing emails provide links...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Tricerion | Aug 1, 2022 | Passwords, Phishing, SafeLogin™
Since signing the Telecommunications Fraud Sector Charter, the major UK mobile providers have taken a number of steps to combat telecommunications scams including those involved in smishing (SMS phishing) which is a prolific method scammers use to steal passwords and...