Fraudsters are sending out fake Sainsbury’s and Topshop voucher deals through WhatsApp that appear to have been sent by a trusted contact. The fake WhatsApp messages appear as if they…
Month: October 2016
Cyber security 'key issue for lawyers'
Nearly half of Scottish solicitors see cyber security as their biggest technological challenge, according to a survey of practitioners. The survey, carried out by Ipsos Mori for the Law Society…
Business centre 'held to ransom' for bitcoins by cyber criminals
The CEO of a Belfast business centre has issued a stark warning to other businesses after being “held to ransom” by cyber criminals. Computers were rendered unusable and business ground…
UK spy agencies 'broke privacy rules' says tribunal
UK spy agencies broke privacy rules by collecting large amounts of UK citizens’ data without adequate oversight, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled. By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter Complaints…
How hackers handle stolen login data
We’ve all had them. Those emails you read with a growing sense of dread which tell you to change the password you use on this account, that social network or…
UK Financial Fraud Nears £400 Million
FFA UK is urging organizations to improve security in order to prevent the breaches that are fueling fraud. By Phil Muncaster Financial fraud in the first half of the year…