Category: Cybersecurity
What Does a $6.5 Million Classiscam Teach Us About Online Ad Scam Prevention?
A report by Group-IB described a scam that targeted European internet users and outlined that criminals managed to bring in $6.5 million from it in 2020 alone. The Classiscam scheme is an automated scam-as-a-service that mimics actual pages to steal payment information and user information. Each one can be traced to a Telegram bot on…
Global VPN downloads surge in 2020, Arab countries lead
Arab Countries like UAE, pictured, are leading the way with VPN downloads According to data based on the VPN Adoption Index by Atlas VPN, Virtual Private Network (VPN) downloads reached 277 million in 2020 worldwide with Arab countries showing the highest levels of growth. A Virtual Private Network hides the…
Russia linked malware found on laptops given to children by government
Some of the laptops given out in England to support vulnerable children home-schooling during lockdown contain Russia linked malware, according to BBC News. Teachers shared details on an online forum about suspicious files found on devices sent to a Bradford school. The malware, which they said appeared to be contacting Russian servers, is believed to…
Cyber attacks rose by a fifth in 2020
The volume of Internet-based cyber attacks on UK businesses increased by just under a fifth (19 percent) in 2020, according to Beaming, a specialist internet service provider for businesses. Companies in the UK experienced 686,961 individual attempts each, on average, to breach their systems online last year, up from 576,575 in 2019. 2020 was the…
2 in 3 would contact police if personal data stolen
Over two in three Brits would contact the police if their personal data was stolen online, according to the latest research carried out by Prolifics Testing. Interested in cyber-security, Prolifics Testing analysed the latest data from the European Commission to establish the main action 1,040 Brits would take if they fell victim to different types…
Up to 1 in 5 online listings could be fraudulent, claims research
After analysing nearly three thousand listings during November, including the busy Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend, an online moderation company has found that up to 1 in 5 could be dangerous or fraudulent. According to research from Besedo, 15% of items reviewed showed signs of being fraudulent or dangerous, rising to 19% on Black Friday…
NCSC launches ad campaign to tackle Festive raud
Shoppers buying Christmas presents online have been urged to follow a new cyber safety campaign to avoid 'festive fraud' after callous criminals swindled an average of £775 from each victim over the same period last year. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – today launched a major government advertising campaign…
7 tips to avoid Black Friday Scams
Black Friday is a minefield for shoppers and presents a huge opportunity for online criminals to scam unsuspecting Brits. Chris Price talks to Raj Samani, Chief Scientist and McAfee fellow about how to protect yourself from fraud... With the pandemic seeing Brits tightening their purse strings this year, it's likely many will be shopping more…
Report claims Brits ‘surrendering to cybercriminals’
A new study claims that people in the UK are 'surrendering to cybercriminals' as the British Government fails to step in and provide police forces with the skills and resources required to pursue perpetrators. According to The Great Cyber Surrender report, 73% of cybercrime victims did not get in touch with Government organisations that are in place…
Cybercriminals taking advantage of digital shoppers this Christmas
This Christmas looks set to see a huge increase in online activity as consumers shop and connect with loved ones digitally – nearly 40% of Brits will do more Christmas shopping online Lockdown has changed the way we shop – 50% of consumers have increased the amount of online shopping they do, with over 80%…
