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Summer is when most people think about taking holidays and enjoying outdoor activities to make the most of good weather. But cyber criminals don’t take a break during this period. They have scams specifically for this season. Here are three to look out for: 1. Fake...

Fake news is nothing new but, since the rise of social media, it’s become more prolific and spreads faster. In fact, fake news stories are 70% more likely to spread than real news. Why is that? Fake news travels faster than true news Numerous recent studies have shown...

Data breaches, including large scale ones where company databases are hacked, are not uncommon. There have been at least four in 2022 alone, leaking the records of more than 8m people. That means your personal details could be out there for scammers to exploit. Why do...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has many benefits. It can help us do our work - especially boring, repetitive tasks - more quickly and efficiently. But, it also helps scammers do their work better too. Here are five ways that hackers are using AI. 1. Bypassing CAPTCHAs...

A new WhatsApp OTP (one-time password) hack has just been identified in India which enables scammers to takeover users’ accounts via a phone call. Whilst scams targeting WhatsApp are nothing new, this one takes advantage of external call forwarding services.  How does...

To prevent fraud, companies are looking at increasingly sophisticated methods to verify customers’ identities. “Liveness tests” are one way of doing this, but it seems that even these are vulnerable to attack.  What are “liveness tests”? “Liveness tests” are used by...

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. According to a report by AV-TEST, the amount of malware has reached a new high, with over 150m harmful programme variants identified. And the risk of stolen data being released due to ransomware attacks increased from 8.7 percent in...

You might think you can spot a phishing email a mile off. But gone are the days of “Nigerian princes” asking you to wire them money. Hackers have become more sophisticated in their techniques. Their new tactics are clearly working as, according to CISCO’s 2021...

You might not consider warshipping - malicious hardware sent by post - when planning your cybersecurity strategy. After all, it uses one of the oldest methods of delivery available. Yet, it can pose a real threat to your network if successful.  Warshipping is on the...

Mobile payment apps have made sending money easier, but they have also created a new opportunity for scammers.  One phishing scam that US authorities warn about involves the app Zelle - owned by a consortium of major banks including Bank of America, Chase,...

Whilst any cyber attack is unpredictable, there are trends that hackers follow. Here are some of the main ones to be aware of in 2022.  1. Current event-based phishing attacks Phishing is not a new tactic, however attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated....

Imagine an ex-employee, who was fired by your company, takes revenge by hacking into your IT system. They’re able to do this because passwords of systems they had access to have not been changed. Within a few hours they could potentially do significant damage to your...