The promised replacement for the lack lustre Action Fraud service will not be delivered on time. The UK government and the City of London police promised a new online service for reporting cyber fraud by Q2 of this year but the contractors Capita and PwC have failed to deliver. Being …
Scammers really know their job!
You need to read the article linked from here – because whatever you think, you are not ready for the latest phone scammers. Why do I say you are not ready? The victim here is Cory Doctorow – you might not have heard of him, but people in tech have. …
Some Seasonal Advice about Scammers
Here is an excellent article by Rachael Medhurst Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at the University of South Wales full of advice on how to spot and defend yourself against Christmas scams and cyber threats. How to protect yourself from cyber-scammers over the festive period (theconversation.com) Have a read and …
Clamp down on the scammers
This is a good news cyber security story from India – for anyone who has received a phone call that starts “I am calling from Microsoft support…” India targets Microsoft, Amazon tech support scammers in nationwide crackdown (bleepingcomputer.com) India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been out in force across …
Why the rich and famous get scammed and also aid the scammers
Here is very interesting short read over on the The Conversation, by Yaniv Hanoch, Professor in Decision Science, University of Southampton and Stacey WoodProfessor of Psychology, Scripps College, looking t scams and scammers. They are particularly interested in how the famous and the influencers unintentionally support and endorse the scammers. …
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My posts are not all doom and gloom – read about the scammers who were scammed…
I had to include a link to this article: Weep for the cybercriminals who fell for online scams and lost $2.5m last year • The Register I think I will refuse them access to our online cyber security awareness training!
It is a busy shopping weekend around the world so the scammers are out
Scammers will always take advantage of any situation if they think they will get away with exploiting you: Scammers, bots dominate threat landscape ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday – The Record by Recorded Future Just take a little care.
