We’ve all become very aware of our online activity and the data trail that we’re leaving across the internet. Every website we visit tracks our activity, touchpoints, interests and this data can, in turn, be used to target us and build a detailed picture of our online activity. You may…
A new Office 365 phishing campaign is luring victims using a fake voicemail message. The scam aims to redirect recipients to a spoof webpage that prompts them to enter their login credentials.
LinkedIn has become a popular target for phishing attacks and in the latest scam to hit the platform, users have been targeted with phishing emails that appear to come from a legitimate business contact. As the general public becomes more knowledgeable about the traditional tactics that are being used to target them,…
The humble password has been around for a long time and despite its popularity as the most common way to secure accounts, it no longer cuts it in an era of enhanced cyber attacks and data breaches. In fact, according to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 81% of all…
Users of the global online payments system, Stripe are being warned about a sophisticated phishing scam that aims to harvest their user credentials.
Halloween is right around the corner, but witches, goblins and ghouls aren’t the only things causing a fright this month. Organisations continue to be haunted by the threat of poisoned ransomware, devilish data breaches, and phantom phishing.
UK householders are being urged to be vigilant following a spate of scam phone calls from someone claiming to be from Amazon. The scams have been reported widely throughout the country and one woman in Northern Ireland was defrauded of £25,000 after the heartless crooks emptied her bank account. Victims have reported…
As data breaches become increasingly more common, it’s not a matter of ‘if’ an organisation is going to be attacked but ‘when’. 2018 was a landmark year for data breaches but according to a Risk Based Security research report, the first six months of 2019 have already seen more than 3,800…
Netflix fans are being warned of a new phishing scam claiming to be from the popular streaming service. With nearly 151 million users worldwide, Netflix is the #1 streaming service in the world. Scammers have targeted Netflix customers with a phishing email that has been designed to steal their personal and…
If there is one thing that we can be certain about when it comes to Cyber Security, it’s that the landscape will remain dynamic and turbulent. Cyber attacks and breaches continue to hit the headlines and organisations have become increasingly conscious of how vulnerable they are to threats. Cyber Security Awareness Month October marks the…
Within the last few years, the public has woken up to the value of their personal data. The growth of social media, the continual stream of data breaches, as well as the recent Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, has highlighted just how much of our personal data is available online and how…
Fraudsters keen to capitalise on the collapse of Thomas Cook have already started targeting customers with telephone refund scams. The historic travel firm went bust on Sunday evening, leaving 160,000 holidaymakers stranded abroad and 20,000 employees without a job. Around a million people are believed to have had holidays cancelled…
With cyber attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated and targeted, cyber awareness continues to be a key priority for many organisations. According to a recent study, the total annual cost of cybercrime for a company has jumped from $11.7 million in 2017 to a record high of $13 million. Whilst external threats are constantly emerging, insider employees remain a…
A new type of malware targeting Android users has been discovered on 24 apps within the Google Play Store. Security researchers at CSIS Security group uncovered the new strain of malware, which they aptly named the ‘Joker’ after the notorious Batman villain. Once installed, the malware secretly gets to work signing the user up…
September 2019 has been declared National Insider Threat Awareness Month by the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NSCS) and the National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF). The initiative has been specifically set up to raise awareness of the serious risks posed by insider threats, whilst encouraging employees to recognise and…
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