More than 8 in 10 Brits (83%) are not changing their passwords enough[iii] – putting themselves and their families at risk of cyber attacks, new research by CSS Assure[iv] has revealed.
Of those, more than 1 in 3 (34%)[v] admitted to never changing their internet banking password or only doing so when prompted, while 20% said they use the same passwords across multiple accounts....
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is urging new drivers to watch out for bogus car insurance deals being promoted on social media, as hundreds of thousands of learners* get set to pass their tests following a year of disruption caused by Covid-19.
Fake car insurance sales known as ‘Ghost Broking’ is a growing scam which involves fraudsters pretending to be Insurance Brokers in order...
Did you know that being a victim of identity fraud can affect your credit score? A single missed payment can knock around 130 points off your credit score.
And 3-6 missed payments can lead to defaults, which can impact your score further.
With many identity theft scams on the rise (such as the fake Royal Mail text), personal finance experts, Ocean Finance , have pulled together four...
Soon we'll mark a year since most of global office work moved to homes thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unfortunately, an increasing number of cyberattacks and their victims shows vulnerabilities that hackers are exploiting during these uncertain times. “ Studies show that more than 60% of employees admit to using their personal computers for remote work,” says Oliver Noble, a...
The ongoing outbreak has significantly affected the way UK consumers purchase their goods over the past year.
However, with more of us having to shop and communicate online, fraudsters are spotting new opportunities to steal information and money from the public in the smartest but worrying ways.
In fact, following a warning around the increasing surge of 'smishing' scams,...
