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Posted on 7th February 2019

FEBRUARY Cyber Scam Newsletter

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.

Posted on 10th January 2019

JANUARY Cyber Scam Newsletter

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.

Posted on 5th October 2018

OCTOBER Cyber Scam Update Now Live

This months scam update looks at the BA Data Breach, Computer Service Fraud and Fake Car Insurance.

Posted on 4th September 2018

SEPTEMBER Cyber Scam Update is Now Live

This month the Scam Update looks at data breaches from Butlin's and Superdrug. Phone Scams and warnings from the DVLA and Financial Conduct Authority are included.

Posted on 10th August 2018

Cryptocurrency Fraud Warning

Action Fraud warns of 'get rich quick' scams occuring on social media and over the phone.

Posted on 7th August 2018

August Cyber Scam Update is Now LIVE

This months Scam Update looks at numerous text and email scams as well as a password sextortion scam and HMRC phone scams.

People found guilty of repeatedly uploading "revenge porn" will face the toughest punishments when new sentencing guidelines come into force.

Posted on 5th July 2018

New Sentencing Guidelines For Revenge Porn, Stalking & Harassment

People found guilty of repeatedly uploading revenge porn will face the toughest punishments when new sentencing guidelines come into force.

The home secretary has announced £9m of funding to help fight criminals who use the dark web

Posted on 12th April 2018

£9 Million Pledged To Crack Down On Dark Web Criminals

The home secretary has announced £9m of funding to help fight criminals who use the dark web

Posted on 3rd April 2018

April Cyber Scam Update Now LIVE

This month, the telephone fraud which saw one Warwickshire resident lose £300; a copycat website trying to con you out of money; and the eight scams tipped to surge this year!

Statistics released in a report by the #DateSafe working group show an average of 10 reports about dating scams every single day

Posted on 14th March 2018

Brits Lose £41million To Dating Scams In 2017

Statistics released in a report by the #DateSafe working group show an average of 10 reports about dating scams every single day

Researchers suggest the lack of protection could enable anything from simple nosiness to complex blackmail schemes.

Posted on 25th January 2018

Tinder Flaw Lets Stalkers Watch Your Every Move

Researchers suggest the lack of protection allows for anything from simple nosiness, to complex blackmail schemes.

"To every victim of this insidious kind of attack, I am here to say: You can fight back, and win."

Posted on 18th January 2018

YouTuber Wins Landmark Revenge Porn Case

"To every victim of this insidious kind of attack, I am here to say: You can fight back, and win."

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Tip of the week

Screenshot any material which can be used as evidence of any kind of wrongdoing online. Try to include times, dates, email addresses and/or usernames where possible

Computer hardware can fail, data can be corrupted, computers can be lost, stolen, or destroyed. Data backup to an external hardrive or cloud-based storage can help you protect and restore your data when something goes wrong! #CyberProtect #CyberSecurity #CyberAttack #ActionFraud

Devices can be corrupted by criminal malicious ransomware on your computer that blocks and holds your data. Data backup to an external hardrive or cloud-based storage can help you protect and restore your data when something goes wrong! #CyberProtect #CyberSecurity #ActionFraud

A strong password provides essential protection from financial fraud and identity theft. One of the most common ways that hackers break into computers is by guessing passwords! It is recommended to have 3 random words with a number and punctuation! #CyberSecurity #CyberProtect

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A genuine bank or organisation will never contact you out of the blue to ask for your PIN, full password or to move money to another account! Take Five to Stop Fraud! takefive-stopfraud.org.uk #TakeFiveStopFraud #CyberProtect #CyberSafety #ActionFraud #CyberAttack

Please take a look at @natonlinesafety's brilliant new guide on 'Screen addiction' to arm parents with the knowledge to be able to identify and support young people who may be developing an addiction to their devices!📱🎮 #ScreenAddiction #ScreenTime #OnlineGaming #CyberSafe

Children aged five and under are at risk of becoming addicted to the internet in a trend that could damage their mental health, according to Barnardo’s! ‼️📲🙅‍♀️‼️ cybersafewarwickshire.com/children-aged-…

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