PSNI WARN OF ‘MAIL FORWARDING’ SCAMS

The Police Service of Northern Ireland Cyber Crime Centre have alerted the Law Society of Northern Ireland to the continued use of compromised email accounts and mail forwarding as a means of potentially exploiting local firms and their clients. COMPROMISED EMAIL ACCOUNTS This type of attack typically involves an email user compromising their account by…

Sextortion scam

Cyber criminals are sending victims their own passwords in “scary emails” Police have warned the public about a new “twist” in cyber scamming. 100’s of people have been targeted in a “sextortion” racket that has been highlighted by the PSNI’s Economic Crime Unit. It has warned that cyber criminals are sending victims their own passwords…

Facebook cyber incident

NCSC response and advice following Facebook cyber incident An official statement from the National Cyber Security Centre after Facebook announced a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts. A spokesperson for the National Cyber Security Centre said: “We are investigating how this incident has affected people in the UK and advise on appropriate mitigation measures.…