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During the Covid-19 pandemic, 3.2 million UK households bought a pet to stave off lockdown loneliness. Unfortunately, where that kind of cash goes, criminals usually follow.
Pets4Homes, the most popular pet-classifieds platform in the UK, was soon besieged by fraudsters and cybercriminals keen to dupe would-be pet-owners. Axel Lagercrantz, its CEO, soon realised that the unprecedented consumer demand led to a spike in activity from sophisticated and multi-disciplined criminal gangs.
QR codes that re-emerged into our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic have given rise to a new wave of advanced phishing attacks targeting thousands of organizations worldwide. These evasive threats also known as quishing (QR phishing), lure end users into scanning a QR code sent to them via email using their mobile device camera, redirecting them to malicious websites aiming to steal their login credentials, harvest financial information, or infect their devices with malware.
https://perception-point.io/blog/qr-code-red-quishing-attacks-and-how-to-prevent-them/
A hacking gang stole victims’ savings and tried to blackmail major companies including the maker of the best-selling Grand Theft Auto videogames, prosecutors claim.
Arion Kurtaj, 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons are accused of being “key players” in the LapsusS hacking group, a trial at Southwark Crown Court in London has heard.
The UK’s chronic shortage of skilled cyber security professionals, highlighted in a recent government report, is a “ticking time bomb” for the industry according to one expert.
https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uks-cyber-security-skills-gap-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-industry
A pair of fraudsters used stolen credit card numbers to make £300,000 by selling luxury bikes and bags via online auction sites.
Charles Coker, 38, and Ikechukwu Ezennaya, 45, bought card details on the dark web and sold goods on eBay.
Experts have listed some classic errors online users make - such as using personal information, pet names, and surnames.
Surging online hacking has led to calls for people to take more care with passwords - with nine things people should not do. To thwart people trying to get into your email, banking and other personal accounts including online retailers, consumer experts at NetVoucherCodes.co.uk have revealed what type of passwords to avoid.
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/nine-password-mistakes-people-warned-27335260
A sophisticated Chinese cyber-attack aimed at stealing UK and European foreign policy data has been tracked by investigators monitoring a global online battlefield.
https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/14/map-shows-extremely-targeted-chinese-cyber-attack-on-uk-and-europe-19125490/
THREE people have been arrested and charged in Essex, Kent and Northumberland in connection with a high value cyber-enabled fraud which targeted a woman in Aberdeen.
The fraud compromised the victim's online finances, resulting in a five-figure sum of money being stolen.
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/three-people-arrested-high-value-184051021.html
Cyber-criminals have increasingly utilized specialized mobile Android OS device spoofing tools to bypass anti-fraud controls and impersonate compromised account holders.
According to a new report by Resecurity’s Hunter threat intelligence unit, the emerging trend poses significant challenges for online banking, payment systems, advertising networks and online marketplaces worldwide.
A live map is monitoring cyber attacks across the globe at a time when the war in Ukraine is fuelling a ‘significant increase’ in hostile activity.
The dashboard gives a startling picture of the digital frontline, where more than 850 assaults are launched against UK targets every week on average.
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