Make sure you're cyber safe

Hacking rumours are a reminder to be careful about passwords and other personal data.

Stop telling people you're in the house, and stop being bombarded by messages that other people are, too.

Action Fraud issue a warning of an extremely sophisticated Smishing scam claiming that a payment hasn't been taken eg o2, EE (ETC)

Coronavirus misinfomration is flooding the internet and the experts are calling on the public to practice "information hygeine". What can you do to stop the spread of bad information? 

Updated figures show there have been 105 reports to Action Fraud since 1 February 2020.

Facebook has said that a software issue was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being wrongly marked as spam.

Internet companies must do more to tackle "an explosion" in images of child sex abuse on their platforms, a UK-held inquiry has concluded.

Security experts say a spike in email scams linked to coronavirus is the worst they have seen in years.

A novel attempt to convince people to open malicious email attachments is spreading online, purporting to offer nude photos of a friend's girlfriend.

Boots has suspended payments using loyalty points in shops and online after attempts to break into customers' accounts using stolen passwords.

More than a billion Android devices are at risk of being hacked because they are no longer protected by security updates, watchdog Which? has suggested.

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Coronavirus scams, Tesco Clubcard security issues, and DVLA scams!