Make sure you're cyber safe

Action Fraud is warning the public to make sure they’re not barking up the wrong tree this Christmas, as animal lovers have lost almost £2 million to fake pet adverts since March.

Encryption of online messages could make it harder to police child abuse and grooming online, the children's commissioner for England has warned.

 Action Fraud, the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator are warning the public to remain vigilant when making charitable donations this Christmas.

Federal investigators have some tips to help people avoid being scammed in the coronavirus pandemic once a vaccine arrives and as treatments grow.

 In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Festive online shopping scams, Fake penalty charge emails, PayPal phishing scams and Fraudulent HMRC tax refund scams! 

 In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of fake charity scams, COVID scam hotlines, student tax scams and fake Amazon emails! 

Instagram is being investigated by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) over its handling of children's personal data on the platform.

TikTok briefly stopped working properly as users found their profiles empty and the app asking them to change their username. 

Public reminded to stay safe online as reports of romance fraud rise 26% in a year.

HMRC has written to universities, through Universities UK, asking them to help ensure their students know how to spot a scam.

 Cyberstalking, body shaming and being sent explicit content among issues highlighted by Plan International

 In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Test & Trace scams, courier fraud, fake penalty charge scams and fraudulent tax refund emails!