Make sure you're cyber safe

Action Fraud is warning the public to spot the signs of romance fraud ahead of Valentine's Day. 

An EE customer has said she was stalked by an ex-partner who worked at the firm, after he accessed her personal data without permission. 

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of fake HMRC phishing emails, Apple's eaves-dropping bug, comment scams on YouTube and how Instagram's sensitivity screenings.

Fraudsters falsely claiming to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are sending out scam letters and emails to residents claiming that they need to confirm 'details' with them.  

High-profile Youtubers have been impersonated by scammers sending fake messages to subscribers crafted to look like they were sent by the video stars. 

Store of 770m email addresses and passwords discovered after being put on hacking website.

Fraudsters are impersonating Police officers and targeting the elderly/vulnerable.

Fraudsters are attempting to scam victims through 'Webcam Blackmail' also known as a 'Sextortion Scam'. 

A major security flaw with the hugely popular game Fortnite left millions of players exposed to hackers, according to new reserach. 

In this months edition, we're raising awarness of tv licence and fake tax phishing scams online, cold-call pension scams and how to turn off your location on Snapchat. 

Cyber experts frequently warn that this is not a question of whether a person has been hacked, but how many times 

Action Fraud stated that 5,057 people have complained about the phishing attempt in the last three months