Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Google is recognising the impact its services have on the success of smaller businesses, and how scammers are taking advantage to exploit those same businesses. The article covers the legal actions Google has taken; the scams that are being run in its name and advice on how to deal with …
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It will be worth checking out the text carefully as the Met is going to text about 70,000 victims of banking fraud, having arrested an East Londoner who is accused of running an international phone fraud: Police to text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation – BBC News The …
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The US Government has issued a warning over the growth of text messages that are designed to manipulate you into giving away your secret information. US govt warns Americans of escalating SMS phishing attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) If it is happening in the US, why not extend the attacks to other English …
The threat actor Roaming Mantis has been detected since February, targeting victims across Europe and the Far East. Their attacks are based around phishing text messages, Android users are directed to download a malicious app, whilst Apple users (as the Apple “walled garden” Apps store does an effective job of …
There is a widespread text phishing campaign in progress at this very moment. You may get a text that looks like it comes from the NHS, telling you you have been in close contact with someone who is positive for Covid and that you should get a test kit to …
Martin, the Operations manager at Octagon has written about a social engineering, phishing scam that was sent to him by a text message. Omicron Scam – Octagon Technology Have a look – you could get the same message! I also write for the Octagon blog (of course). Earlier in the …
