Taking advantage of your tiredness: MFA fatigue attack
Multi-factor authentication is one of the most effective ways at preventing unauthorised access to your account. However, that doesn’t mean accounts protected with MFA are completely secure. Hackers have found a way around this security,...
Don't fall for the fake holiday cancellation scam
Have you planned a summer holiday over the next few months? Scammers might be trying to take advantage. Here are the red flags you need to be aware of so that you can avoid falling for the fake holiday cancellation scam.
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What businesses can learn from the M&S hack
In April, Marks & Spencer’s was hit with a ransomware attack, effectively shutting down their online services and resulting in serious problems with ensuring that they had stock on their shelves. The hack has cost the business...
Getting paid for clicks? It might be a task scam
Task scams, or gamified job scams, are fake online jobs where people are told to like posts, rate videos or offer your feedback on products. These jobs often work within a fake application or website that the victim is prompted to download, after...
Dodgy word document? It could be a phishing attack
Have you received an email with an attachment that’s corrupted? Before you fix the file, know that you could be reading a phishing email.
The fake file phishing attack
The scam starts off with an email, often with a legitimate looking email...
In a rush? Watch out for dodgy QR codes
QR codes are everywhere; we use them to read the menu at a restaurant, pay for our parking, sign up to a newsletter or sign in to our streaming service. However, the popularity of QR codes now means that scammers are taking advantage. Quishing,...
Fallen victim to a scam? Here’s what to do
When you’ve fallen for a scam, time is of the essence. You need to act quickly in order to inform the necessary people and organisations. This ensures that services can respond swiftly and, if your money has been lost, your bank can attempt...
Stay away from sugar scammers
Sugar scammers, sometimes known as sugar daddies, sugar mommas, or just sugaring, take advantage of those in financial difficulty as well as those looking for partnership by offering to pay their debts. However, at the end of the day, the victim...
Don't fall for fake gifts this Christmas
Whether you love or loathe Christmas shopping, this year shoppers are contending with more scams than ever. Fake products, cheap knock-offs and AI generated gifts are flooding the market, and finding the gifts you want (at a price that...