ASDA CEO Roger Burnley spoofed by hackers in free £35 gift box scam
Supermarket boss is the latest high profile figure to be 'spoofed' as part of a fake Facebook scam designed to trick shoppers into handing over their bank details. Last month M&S CEO Steve Rowe also fell victim to a similar online scam on social networking site Facebook
- 23 November 2020
BBC hit with over 250,000 cyber attacks every day
Phishing and spam attacks on the BBC soar to a record 250,000 every single day as cyber security experts warn of the cyber risk posed during remote working
- 2 November 2020
Hackers impersonate M&S CEO Steve Rowe in £35 'free gift voucher' scam
Steve Rowe, CEO of Marks and Spencer impersonated by cyber criminals in sophisticated phishing scam, offering shoppers £35 gift vouchers via Facebook adverts
- 21 October 2020
Amazon Crime! Hackers targeting consumers with phishing attacks this Amazon Prime Day
Cybersecurity firm Tessian issues dire warning that cyber criminals and malicious hackers are exploiting potential shoppers with a barrage of fake emails designed to steal passwords, PIN numbers and other controversial data
- 13 October 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
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
6,600 organisations scammed with ‘official email services’ so far in 2020
Hackers are using legitimate email services to impersonate employees and steal data, according to a major new analysis from Barracuda Networks
- 6 August 2020
Liam Fox emails hacked by Russians
Cyber criminals have raided the email account of former cabinet minister Liam Fox, with top secret trade files stolen, according to a report on Reuters
- 3 August 2020
Half of workers admit errors that have had cybersecurity repercussions, according to Tessian study
Global study from leading cyber secuirty specialist firm Tessian exposes errors made by employees that risk a data breach during the Covid-19 outbreak
- 22 July 2020
Tesco shoppers hit with 'free 4K TV' email phishing scam
Cyber criminals create fake Tesco Facebook page, offering free damaged televisions to unsuepecting customers in an effort to steal the names, addresses and bank details of victims
- 20 July 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 launch 65,000 Google-branded cyber attacks on remote workers
Google-branded sites such as storage.googleapis.com, docs.google.com, storage.cloud.google.com, and drive.google.com have been increasingly used to trick victims into sharing login credentials, according to new insight from Barracuda Networks
- 28 May 2020
HMRC bans nearly 300 Covid-19 phishing scam sites since March
Hackers exploiting Coronavirus pandemic with fake websites, emails, and text messages designed to tick individuals into handing over personal financial data, according to data obtained by under FOI legislation
- 6 May 2020
Hackers hijack reCaptcha walls to increase phishing attack effectiveness
Barracuda Networks Global Threat Spotlight report reveals that there have been 128,000 emails to various organisations and employees using reCaptcha walls to conceal fake Microsoft login pages as cyber risk grows during Covid-19 outbreak
- 30 April 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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