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Posted on 2 November 20214 November 2021

Don’t tell him Pike!

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Such is the sophistication of the bad actors on the web that it is easy to get caught out and let people steal your credentials. Have you seen those games on Facebook, where for example you are asked to give the name of your first pet and the road you …

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Posted on 30 October 20214 November 2021

Scams. How Many? – #BeCyberSmart

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Something simple for a weekend. I have been doing a lot reading lately for updating our email/phishing training and came across this list of scams that are used by cyber criminals. It is not complete! Old Scams Finding New Victims ✓ Advance fee schemes✓ Apartment deposit scams✓ Bitcoin scams✓ Bulk-mailing …

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Posted on 27 October 202126 October 2021

Ransomware is “highly profitable” – #BeCyberSmart

Looking at an ransomware encrypted laptop

I make no apology, we are back to ransomware. This was reported by the BBC yesterday: Cyber-attack hits UK internet phone providers – BBC News Earlier in the week, The Guardian quoted, Jeremy Fleming, the head of GCHQ saying that ransomware is highly profitable for the criminals – obviously not …

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Posted on 25 October 202125 October 2021

Bypass your cybersecurity scanners

We all depend heavily on anti-virus scanners, they are a primary tool on our local machines and servers to combat the simplest of cyber attacks – sending us malware via email. Consequently any techniques developed by bad actors to get malicious packages through those scanner is a major concern. There …

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Posted on 21 October 202121 October 2021

Centre for Computing History website data breach

The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge has apologised to customers for a website database breach that has left customer email addresses, but no financial data, in the hands of active phishing spammers. Centre for Computing History apologises for data breach • The Register The website error has now been …

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