• Phishing

How to spot HMRC text, email and phone phishing scams

4 years ago

When tax season in the UK arrives, so do the inevitable phishing scams. And 2021 isn't going to be any…

  • Instagram

Watch out for Instagram copyright violation messages. It’s a scam

4 years ago

Cyber crooks are attempting to trick Instagram users into handing over their login information with a series of phishing scams…

  • In The News

FatFace pays $2 million to ransomware gang amid data breach

4 years ago

Clothes retailer FatFace has reportedly paid a $2 million ransom to ransomware criminals who accessed their network earlier in the…

  • Fact Check

Did CNN banner claim Colorado shooter was “morally white”? Fact Check

4 years ago

A screenshot showing an apparent CNN broadcast had a banner reading "Investigation: Shooter was factually Arabic, but morally white". FALSE…

  • Stay Safe Online

Beware of phone call scams from Amazon claiming you’ve been charged

4 years ago

Phone call scammers are contacting victims pretending to be from well-known brands such as Amazon, and falsely claiming that the…

  • Fact Check

Did I Am Legend predict COVID-19 pandemic? Fact Check

4 years ago

Online rumours claim the movie I Am Legend was not only set in 2021, but claims that people were turned…

  • Malware

5 Cybersecurity myths that people keep on believing

4 years ago

Cybersecurity isn't really like it's usually portrayed in the movies. Here are some myths that people always seem to think…

  • Phishing

Watch out for fake Royal Mail text messages about shipping fees

4 years ago

A series of fake SMS text messages are being sent out to UK numbers that claim to be from the…

  • In The News

YouTuber targets phone scammers with his famous “glitter fart bomb”

4 years ago

A YouTuber famous for pulling pranks on thieves has turned his attention to phone scammers, with hilarious results. We've been…

  • In The News

Scamming the crooks. Scambaiter plans to use AI software to trick scammers

4 years ago

A scambaiting vigilante is developing his very own artificially developed program with one objective in mind. To waste a scammer's…