Catches of the Month Archive
Welcome to our monthly review of phishing scams, in which we examine the latest campaigns and the tactics being used by cyber criminals to fool you into handing over your information. This month, we concentrate on scams affecting banking and …
Welcome to September’s review of phishing scams, in which we look at criminals’ latest tactics and provide examples of successful frauds. This month, we review a pair of phishing campaigns centred on sex-related offences. Criminal hacker breaks into iCloud accounts …
Welcome to August’s review of phishing scams, in which we look at criminals’ latest tactics and provide examples of successful frauds. This month, we delve into the latest phishing campaign targeting Microsoft SharePoint users, and take a look at a …
Welcome to July’s review of phishing scams, in which we look at criminals’ latest tactics and provide examples of successful frauds. This month, we delve into the continued success of HMRC scams, look at why healthcare firms need to be …
Welcome to June’s review of phishing scams, in which we look at the criminals’ latest tactics and provide examples of successful frauds. This month, we look at a scam in which victims are sent a cryptic email asking if they …
Welcome to May’s round-up of phishing scams. This month, we look at a scam imitating SharePoint that has bypassed Microsoft’s secure email gateway, and investigate the damaging effects of a data breach at a cryptocurrency platform. SharePoint users caught out …
With the UK edging towards the end of lockdown, we are all eager to make plans and get the most out of our renewed freedom. But before you rush off to buy festival or theatre tickets, you should check whether …
The Royal Mail is used in so many scams that it has a specific section on its website to help people detect and report fraudulent messages. That service has been especially busy recently after people received emails and texts supposedly …
Cyber criminals have had constant success with coronavirus-related phishing scams, but their most recent campaign is the most dangerous we’ve seen. There have been multiple reports of people receiving an email purportedly from the NHS, saying they can book an …
The start of 2021 is looking an awful lot like the end of 2020 – not least when it comes to cyber crime. Scammers are as active now as they ever have been, so it’s essential that you remain vigilant …
