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UK’s biggest bank brands being abused and spoofed

UK’s biggest bank brands being abused and spoofed

Despite their best efforts to get on top of the problem, some of the UK’s biggest banks continue to find their brands being abused and spoofed by cyber criminal fraudsters and scammers. BrandShield found more than 1,590 illegitimate web domains relating to some of the...

1.1M NHS Patients’ Data Compromised

1.1M NHS Patients’ Data Compromised

A recent ransomware attack on the University of Manchester affected an NHS patient data set that holds information on 1.1 million patients across 200 hospitals. The information – which includes records of major trauma patients across the country and people treated...

Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023

Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023

The UK government has released its annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey. The survey provides an interesting snapshot on the state of cybersecurity in the UK in 2022 and delivers actionable information for improving cybersecurity. The report summary states that while...

AI is making it harder to spot phishing emails

AI is making it harder to spot phishing emails

Chatbots are taking away a key line of defence against fraudulent phishing emails by removing glaring grammatical and spelling errors, according to experts. Data suggests that ChatGPT is being used for cybercrime phishing emails which are increasingly being written by...

Mobile phishing is plaguing the masses

Mobile phishing is plaguing the masses

Mobile phishing is an issue plaguing the masses and a growing concern for enterprises. In the UK, there was a 35% increase in the average number of mobile devices exposed to at least one malicious phishing attack per quarter between 2020 and 2022. In the last two...

Security Flaws In Online Banking

Security Flaws In Online Banking

According to a recent report from consumer organisation Which?, the websites and mobile apps of some of the UK’s most popular retail banks are riddled with security flaws that are putting consumers at risk of falling victim to digitally enabled fraud. Out of the banks...

Threat Warning: Targeted Spear-Phishing

Threat Warning: Targeted Spear-Phishing

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has issued an advisory notice warning of the threat from targeted spear-phishing campaigns against organisations and individuals carried out by cyber actors based in Russia and Iran. The advisory highlights that throughout 2022...

A New Code of Practice to Boost Security for App Users

A New Code of Practice to Boost Security for App Users

A new Code of Practice to strengthen consumer protections across the app market will be adopted over the next 9 months. The measures are designed to better protect consumers from malicious apps which can steal data and money. They include better reporting of software...

UK businesses continue to suffer from phishing attacks

UK businesses continue to suffer from phishing attacks

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...

Scams are getting personal

Scams are getting personal

Scammers are getting so good that even cybersecurity experts are being taken in. The infamous “prince of Nigeria” emails are falling out of fashion and instead, scammers are scouring social media to target people with tailored messages. Scammers don’t need to spend...

There is “an epidemic of fraud” in the UK

There is “an epidemic of fraud” in the UK

New data from UK Finance found there is “an epidemic of fraud” in the UK and unauthorised fraud losses across payments, remote banking and cheques totalled more than £730m in 2021.   1. Card-not-present fraud is the most common type of card fraud Some payment...

The rise of phishing as a service

The rise of phishing as a service

Phishing as a service (PhaaS) is becoming a key cog in the cyber crime landscape, meaning businesses need to know how it manifests, and how to avoid falling victim. PhaaS puts pre-built attack tools up for sale in underground online marketplaces, making it easier for...

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