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We’ve seen a rise in the number of fraudsters targeting businesses using telephone scams and using new approaches in an attempt to catch businesses off guard.
They will call and purport to be a member of bank staff, telling you there are suspicious transactions appearing on your business account. They’ll claim to be calling to make sure that any fraudulent transactions don’t go through.
Holidays should be a time to relax, enjoy and make memories with family and friends. However, amidst the excitement and anticipation, each year fraudsters target innocent holidaymakers which results in a monetary loss of millions of pounds. As well as the financial loss, many holidays are being ruined causing upset and the inability for some to afford another holiday. We see the number of individuals falling victim to holiday fraud increasing during the summer months.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, announced that its free CyberFirst courses are now open for registration to introduce Scottish students with a passion for technology to the fascinating and fast-paced world of cyber security
CyberScotland partner Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has released a new cyber strategy guide for small organisations.
A comprehensive cyber security strategy is crucial to protect organisations, individuals, and governments from devastating cyber attacks.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the UK’s technical authority on cyber security. It has recently launched the latest phase of the Cyber Aware campaign, aiming to help sole traders, micro businesses and small organisations stay safe online.
The CyberScotland Partnership is supporting the NCSC in urging small business owners to take two free and simple steps to help protect themselves from a variety of cyber threats
We spoke to Professor Simon Hepburn, CEO of the UK Cyber Security Council, about his journey in the field of cyber security and the work being done by his organisation.
Scots have been warned to be aware of ‘catfishing’ romance fraud in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the national consumer advice service consumeradvice.scot, has launched a new campaign highlighting the tactics used by scammers to exploit situations of loneliness or isolation of their targets.
Online dating has become a very popular way to meet someone new.
The majority of accounts on dating websites are genuine people looking for romance, but fraudsters have been known to target those looking for love.
Cyber criminals “meet” people on dating sites, then take the conversation onto private messaging, build up a picture of their victim, then take any opportunity to steal money from them. Criminals who commit romance fraud trawl through profiles and piece together information such as wealth and lifestyle, in order to manipulate their victims.
To increase awareness of cyber threats nationally, the CyberScotland Partnership is calling on businesses and individuals across Scotland to get involved with the fifth annual CyberScotland Week.
Cyber criminals are well aware of current affairs, the day to day events which have a bearing and impact on our daily lives, and they will seek different ways to exploit topical events in an effort to make their phishing attempts more convincing – so we have to remain vigilant as they will continue their scamming efforts in 2023.
Phishing emails will appear as being genuine and the scammers will either include a nefarious link that will download a malware to your computer, or direct you to a fake website asking for bank details or other personal information.
The end of February will mark the second anniversary of the CyberScotland Partnership. Over the past year, the CyberScotland Partnership has collaborated on cyber security campaigns for a range of audiences, and created resources to help organisations prepare for cyber incidents.
Our colleagues at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK’s technical authority on cyber security, have issued an advisory highlighting the activities of the Russia-based SEABORGIUM and Iran-based TA453.
These state sponsored threat actors continue to successfully use spear-phishing attacks against targeted organisations and individuals in the UK, and other areas of interest, for information gathering activity.
Although there is similarity in the tactics techniques, procedures and targeting profiles, these campaigns are separate and the two groups are not collaborating.