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Action Fraud is warning savers to remain vigilant and protect their pensions, as figures from the national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime reveal £1.8 million has already been lost to pension fraud this year.
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Millions of British people are using their pet's name as their online password, despite it being an easy target for hackers, a survey has found.
The phone numbers and email addresses of 533 million Facebook users have been exposed in a data breach. Here’s how to find out if your data was leaked, and how to secure your Facebook account.
In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of account hacking, National Insurance scams, fake ticket sales and pension scams!
The pensions industry is being called on to raise the alarm over suspected scams following a concerning long-term drop in reporting.
Action Fraud continues to warn the public about a National Insurance scam, after it received over 34,000 more calls last month when compared to February 2020.
Following the announcement of the easing of lockdown restrictions over the coming months, several festivals and concerts have been announced, with demand expected to be incredibly high. Some festivals have already sold out.
Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime, received 15,214 reports of email and social media hacking between February 2020 and February 2021 – 88 per cent of which were from individuals who had their personal accounts compromised by criminals.
The NHS will begin texting people today inviting them to book their life saving Covid jab, making it quicker and more convenient to get an appointment.
In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of holiday scams, fake Royal Mail emails, Vaccine scams and fake supermarket giveaway scams!
Action Fraud is warning the public to remain vigilant against holiday and travel related fraud, as holiday bookings surge, following the Government’s announcement on how lockdown restrictions will be eased.
Every year we’re able to do more and more online. From sending messages to sorting out our finances, today we can do it from our phones and tablets wherever we are. But the more we can do online, the more we’re exposed to hazards. Cybersafe is here to help you stay safe online, so you can browse to your heart’s content, knowing you’re protected against scams, fraud and security problems.
If you’re the victim of a cyber crime, or you know of a current online scam, report it here.
If you need some advice dealing with cyber safety there’s always someone to talk to.
Go to Victim Support if you need any emotional and practical help recovering as a result of a cyber crime
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Companies such as BT and Microsoft will NEVER call you asking for remote access to your computer or for financial details. Hang up and report to Action Fraud! #WarksCyberProtect
Oct 13Step it up, its simple and free! Enable 2FA on your accounts so that there is an extra layer of protection. If your details are ever lost in a databreach it will means criminals cant get into your account with the breached information #WarksCyberProtect
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! #WarksCyberProtect
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