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British man 'PlugWalkJoe' arrested in Spain over 2020 Twitter hack
British man 'PlugWalkJoe' arrested in Spain over 2020 Twitter hack
Joseph James O'Connor is also accused of hijacking TikTok and Snapchat user accounts, as well as cyberstalking a juvenile
22 Jul 2021
Microsoft cracks down on sophisticated BEC scam campaign
Microsoft cracks down on sophisticated BEC scam campaign
The firm’s Digital Crime Unit seized a variety of malicious domains targeting Office 365 customers
20 Jul 2021
What is phishing?
What is phishing?
From banking scams to industrial espionage, we look at why phishing is so lucrative
12 Jul 2021
Google clamps down on financial fraud with new ad restrictions
Google clamps down on financial fraud with new ad restrictions
The move comes after it was revealed that the FCA pays Google £600,000 a year to run anti-fraud ads
30 Jun 2021
Eight arrested over Royal Mail ‘smishing’ scam
Eight arrested over Royal Mail ‘smishing’ scam
The arrests come weeks after researchers found a 645% increase in Royal Mail-related phishing scams
24 May 2021
Tax refund scammers target university staff and students
Tax refund scammers target university staff and students
Like every year, tax refund scammers are in full force
31 Mar 2021
Hackers turn to 'silent stealing' in bid to exploit home workers
Hackers turn to 'silent stealing' in bid to exploit home workers
Cyber criminals are abandoning large-scale heists in favour of scams that earn them significantly smaller amounts of money
22 Feb 2021
Nokia partners with Hiya to stop spam calls
Nokia partners with Hiya to stop spam calls
Machine learning could end the barrage aggravating fraudulent and spam phone calls
27 Jan 2021
10 quick tips for identifying phishing emails
10 quick tips for identifying phishing emails
Avoid falling victim to a phishing attack with these easy tips
11 Jan 2021
Trend Micro insider sells customer data to scammers
Trend Micro insider sells customer data to scammers
Scammers used stolen data to make fraudulent phishing calls
6 Nov 2019
Neighbourhood Watch and Avast to tackle cyber crime
Neighbourhood Watch and Avast to tackle cyber crime
Growing concern over cyber crime launches new Cyberhood Watch with Avast
5 Nov 2019
Businesses stung by convincing Office 365 voicemail scam
Businesses stung by convincing Office 365 voicemail scam
This latest wave of phishing attacks incorporates real audio recordings to create a sense of urgency
31 Oct 2019
Windows RDP servers peddled to anyone with pocket change
Windows RDP servers peddled to anyone with pocket change
The latest black market report shows the low price of devastating cyber tools
10 Sep 2019
Hackers exploiting social engineering 'toolkits'
Hackers exploiting social engineering 'toolkits'
Victims are being asked to download malware through visually compelling fake update prompts
4 Sep 2019
GCHQ to share real-time intel with banks
GCHQ to share real-time intel with banks
The new initiative aims to kickstart a closer relationship between the spy agency and UK businesses
25 Apr 2019
Microsoft tech support scammer fleeces users out of $3m
Microsoft tech support scammer fleeces users out of $3m
The North Carolina man ran a four-year scam campaign which sold unneeded tech support to owners of 'infected' devices
22 Mar 2019
Bristol City Council run phishing attacks against own staff
Bristol City Council run phishing attacks against own staff
Colleagues are being targeted by spoof ‘spam’ emails that link to cyber security training
13 Mar 2019
Criminals building a cyber extortion 'micro-economy'
Criminals building a cyber extortion 'micro-economy'
Sophisticated groups feed a cyber crime supply chain by selling corporate documents and IP to novice extortionists
21 Feb 2019
‘London Blue’ hacking gang launch campaign against CFOs
‘London Blue’ hacking gang launch campaign against CFOs
Hit list of 50,000 financial leaders primed for wave of business email compromise (BEC) attacks
4 Dec 2018
Duo unravels three-tiered ‘crypto-giveaway’ botnet
Duo unravels three-tiered ‘crypto-giveaway’ botnet
Researchers used a machine learning model to weed through 88 million Twitter accounts for bots and spammers
7 Aug 2018
How Russia hacked the 2016 election
How Russia hacked the 2016 election
A timeline of how 12 hackers allegedly corrupted the world's most powerful democracy
18 Jul 2018
US indicts 12 Russian agents over DNC hack
US indicts 12 Russian agents over DNC hack
12 Russian intelligence operatives have been formally accused by the DoJ
16 Jul 2018
HMRC takes down record number of malicious websites
HMRC takes down record number of malicious websites
Deploying new technology has also led to a dramatic reduction in the number of fake texts, according to figures
3 Jul 2018