IBM identifies phishing threat to covid-19 vaccine ‘cold chain’
Cyber criminals are targeting vaccination efforts in the latest attack uncovered by IT industry experts
- 3 December 2020
Open University hit with 1 million email attacks in 2020
Cyber criminals launch over 1million individual attacks via spam, phishing and malware against the Open University in 2020, cyber experts warn of the risk to students
- 9 November 2020
HMRC hit with 5,000 malicious email attacks every day
New research into online attacks reveal over 1,000 phishing emails amongst the estimated 5,000 spam and malware assaults launched against HMRC's systems every single month
- 5 October 2020
Over 10,000 Covid-19 phishing scams reported to HMRC during height of pandemic
Records from HMRC show that over 10,000 reports were logged reporting phishing attemps associated with the theme of the Covid-19 pandemic. Security expert Chris Ross of Barracuda Networks warns of cyber risks to businesses.
- 18 August 2020
NHS hit with over 40,000 email attacks during Covid-19 outbreak
NHS Digital reports that over 40,000 spam and phishing emails were reported by doctors, nursers and health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
- 12 August 2020
HSBC App phishing scam targeting workers using SMS during Covid-19 outbreak
A new HSBC-branded phishing scam is doing the rounds, targetting workers with a fake text message and directing them to a scam website, cyber experts warn of the risks
- 9 July 2020
Covid-19 HMRC text phishing scheme targets passport details of self-employed
Business owners across London bombarded with scam text messages purporting to be from HMRC, cyber expert Stav Pischits, CEO, Cynance, calls for companies to invest in employees' security training, cyber awareness and review and refresh internal procedures that deal with email security and teleworking
- 30 June 2020
Cyber criminals bombard self-employed workers with HMRC SMS phishing scam
Sophisticated phishing scam offers self-employed workers a tax rebate, only to steal confidential financial data, a new investigation has revealed
- 9 June 2020
Hackers hijack HMRC Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme
Cyber security chiefs issue warning to UK companies as hackers create sophistacted phishing email, disguised as official correspondence from HMRC's Cornavirus Job Retention Scheme
- 20 April 2020
Cyber criminals cash-in as Covid-19 email phishing attacks rise 667%
Barracuda Networks Threat Spotlight report reveals sharp rise in Cornovirus email attacks, including NHS scams, offers to sell protective masks and fake messages from the World Health Organisation
- 26 March 2020
Cyber security chiefs respond to Covid-19 with support for companies
Cyber securtiy industry leaders have unveiled a series of new measures to during the Coronavirus crisis and issued warnings about the security risks to companies
- 19 March 2020
HMRC fraudsters hit taxpayers with 1.5 MILLION phishing scams
Fraudsters have targeted UK taxpayers with a total of 1,524,449 fake emails, calls and text messages purporting to be from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over the last two years, according to official figures. Chris Ross, SVP at Barracuda Networks warns of the cyber risk posed to individuals and businesses.
- 2 March 2020
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