Make sure you're cyber safe

Fraudsters stole more than £7 million from unsuspecting holidaymakers and other travellers in 2018, a new report reveals. 

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Springtime HMRC tax scams, Fake Tesco vouchers being circulated on Facebook, AOL phishing scams and ongoing Instagram scams. 

Websites that allow people to watch free streams of the latest season of Game of Thrones contain a worrying amount of harmful malware, security researchers have found.

According to this email, which purports to be from AOL,  your account will be cancelled if you do not click a link to “switch to the new AOL OATH”. 

TSB has become the first UK bank to pledge to refund customers who fall victim to any type of fraud. 

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of a bogus Virgin Media phishing email scam, a Civilian Aviation Authority warning over fake Makkah deals. Alongside this is also an Abta Cyber Attack, and an ongoing TV licensing scam.

Travellers looking to book their Hajj pilgrimage this year are being warned against online deals that seem too good to be true.  

Dozens of criminal groups that sell stolen bank and credit card details are proliferating on Facebook, an investigation has revealed. 

Scam emails claiming to be from Virgin Media have been appearing in people's inboxes threatening for automatic disconnection. 

Cybersecurity experts have revealed a list of the 12 most common subject lines used in phishing emails targeting businesses. 

Action Fraud are warning people of an ongoing TV licensing phishing campaign. 

Hackers have used ransomware to encrypt files at a school, causing it to lose some students' GCSE work.