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Harmful ads and scams to be included in Online Safety Bill
By Sabina Weston published
News Ofcom will have the power to issue a fine of up to £18 million pounds – or 10% of the company’s global annual turnover
Almost a quarter of all spam emails were sent from Russia in 2021
By Sabina Weston published
News Last year's spam emails mostly centred around money and investment, Bond and Spider-Man movie premieres, and the pandemic
UK gov criticised after £5bn in Bounce Back Loans paid to fraudsters
By Sabina Weston published
News A National Audit Office report has also branded plans to recover 0.1% of stolen funds "inadequate"
SMBs urged to update software ahead of Black Friday
By Sabina Weston published
News NCSC identified 4,151 online shops compromised using vulnerability within e-commerce platform Magento
HMRC issues scam warning ahead of Self Assessment deadline
By Sabina Weston published
News The department stated that 2021 has already seen 797,010 tax-related scams reported
Ofcom report reveals alarming uptick in smishing attacks
By Sabina Weston published
News Text-based scams now more common than phone calls among young adults
Android Trojan charges millions of victims €36 per month
By Sabina Weston published
News Up to 10 million users across 70 countries are thought to have been affected
Smishing attacks increased 700% in first six months of 2021
By Sabina Weston published
News Which? has urged businesses to play their part to protect people from text message scams
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