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Formjacking attacks can steal your banking details When you use your credit card to buy something in a shop, pay for your delicious dinner at that new restaurant your friend recommended, or to withdraw some cash from an ATM machine, you do not normally think of credit card skimmers. Most businesses ensure the safety of their customers by controlling physical access to the terminals, to help avoid possible tampering. However, shopping online has become increasingly important in the last years and millions of transactions are happening this way every single day. Malicious cybercriminals realised this phenomenon and started to implement their...

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Smart home assistants - Are they safe? Smart home assistants, like Alexa and Google home, have soared in popularity across UK homes. A report showed that 22% of UK homes now own a digital home assistant, double the 11% figure reported in the same report for 2017. These devices have now become common place in our homes, we are now relying more and more on these smart assistants to aid us in our day to day routines, asking common questions like ‘is it going to rain today?’ or what’s the date today? Or linking it to our home systems like turning appliances,...

The time of year has come when we all start to think of Christmas, especially looking for bargains, & online shopping is extra essential to help buying our gifts, but watch out, the scammers are also out there in force, waiting in the cyber-shadows to pounce! The average UK victim of purchase fraud in the first half of the year lost £720! Some banks are warning their customers to be on the look-out for Black Friday Fraud, where cyber-criminals are targeting purchases, especially large ones, like Patio heaters, bikes, sheds to name a few. Consumers are tricked into paying for shoddy products...

Don’t let the Chameleon fraudsters trick you! You’ve probably already heard about Don’t let the Chameleon trick you!You’ve probably already heard about phishing emails, what they look like and what to avoid. Well, SMS phishing – or smishing, is the text equivalent. What do they look like and what should you do if you get one? Don’t let the Chameleon trick you! Check out what to look for below.What is Smishing? You’ve probably already heard about phishing emails, what they look like and what to avoid. Well, SMS phishing – or smishing, is the text equivalent. What do they look...