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Remote Access Scams on the Rise

What are remote access scams and what should you look out for to avoid falling victim to one yourself?

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Beware text message scams

In April, Android users were attacked by a new viral threat that swept the UK and infected phones by the thousand. Called FluBot, it spread by sending phishing messages via SMS texts.

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Why your advice to spot phishing isn’t working

The human-actionable defences against phishing that we take for granted on a desktop aren’t available on a mobile.

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cybersecurity Scams

How a fake Netflix app stole WhatsApp messages and spread malware

FlixOnline offered two months’ free Netflix access for free, but it was fake app harbouring malware that takes control of the victim’s Android phone.

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cybersecurity Scams

Combatting BEC: Advice From the World’s Most Famous Conman

It takes a thief to catch a thief, they say. So what can a thief teach us about BEC (Business Email Compromise), one of the most difficult to combat forms of computer theft?

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It’s not you, it’s them: Break up with bad apps

Annoying pop-ups on your phone? Scam texts? Phone acting strangely? If so, it may be that one of your apps is working against you.