Virgin Users Flooded With Emails
Users of Internet provider Virgin were flooded with hundreds of unsolicited emails in a matter of minutes last month, when the company sent thousands of messages to its customers but …
SMS Spam In Britain Increases By 11% In Q1 2014
The number of SMS spam messages sent to Britons grew 11% in the first three months of this year, recent data from Cloudmark shows. The solutions provider for communications service …
Football World Cup Ticket Scam Attacks On The Rise
As the World Cup in Brazil nears, football fans need to be careful when purchasing tickets, shirts or downloading apps online which are not verified by FIFA, as unverified items …
Telford Residents Warned Over BT Scam Emails
People living in Telford have been advised to stay on guard as a scam email purporting to be from British Telecom (BT) is going around the region, the Telford Police …
PayPal Phishing Scam Resurfaces
Cybercriminals are attempting to steal personal information from PayPal users once again, Hoax Slayer warns. This time the email is encouraging users to cancel a payment if they believe it …
Revenue Warns Over Email Phishing Scam Over Tax Refunds
The office of the Revenue Commissioners has warned the public that fraudulent emails are circulating taxpayers’ inboxes, camouflaged as an email related to tax refunds supposedly sent from the tax …
Incoming Fax Report Emails Threatening Users’ PCs
New scam emails containing malware software are threatening the security of PC users. The emails, entitled “Incoming Fax Report,” are asking people to click on a link that redirects them …
BofE Publishes Results From Cyber Security Exercise
The Bank of England has published the results from its Waking Shark II cyber security exercise. The results showed that there had been some progress from previous exercises and that …
Legal Regulator Warns Over Email Scam
The legal regulator for solicitors in England and Wales, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), has issued a warning on its website that cybercriminals are using its image to target law …
NICE Warns Over Hoax Emails Related To Cancer Diagnosis
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has warned the public to stay vigilant and watch out for spam emails informing recipients about a cancer diagnosis. The health …