Posts Tagged ‘Phishing emails’
Students and staff could be behind university cyber attacks
The Evening Express is reporting that a security analysis reveals that students and staff could be responsible for cyber attacks on university and colleges. Jisc, which provides universities and colleges with digital support across the UK… said data from the past 12 months showed that attacks peaked during term time, and dropped dramatically during holiday…
Read MoreBooking.com targeted by scammers
The Independent is reporting that the online travel website Booking.com has been targeted by hackers with a phishing scam asking their customers for payment details. …A number of hotels and guest houses featured on Booking.com have been targeted by phishing emails, resulting in users of the website being sent emails instructing them to provide payment details. Personal customer information, such as…
Read MorePasswords continue to be weakest link in cyber security
Computer Weekly is reporting that one of the biggest problems continues to be compromised passwords according to Darren Martyn, a security researcher who breaks into organisations as part of enterprise network security assessments. …The easiest way into any organisation, he says, is to search for people’s usernames and passwords online from previous breaches and trying…
Read MoreOfsted warn of phishing email asking for PayPal details
Ofsted has issued a warning to users that a phishing email claiming to be from them prompts users to confirm their payment details via PayPal. Ofted warn: If you receive a suspicious looking email claiming to be from Ofsted, please delete it. It has been brought to our attention that some people have received spam…
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