According to research more than 60% of the UK workforce now practise some form of flexible working, including remote working. On 26 February, it was reported that Chevron had told its 300 UK staff to work from home following fears that a worker at Canary Wharf may have contracted coronavirus.
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A warning has been issued after fraudsters stole more than £1million using Amazon Prime scam calls. Action Fraud, has received 500 reports of an automated call impersonating Amazon. The system says the victim’s personal information has been used for an Amazon Prime subscription and they should ‘press one’ to cancel
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Amid international efforts to contain transmission of the coronavirus, online scammers have already begun exploiting the uncertainty and fear. Wired magazine is reporting that security firm Mimecast have already detected a phishing email. The scam mail disseminates malicious links and points to a PDF that claims to contain information on
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A cyber attack on foreign exchange company Travelex has led to the firm turning off all its computers and taking down its website. The crisis has also impacted on services for big name companies Virgin Money, Sainsbury’s Bank and First Direct who all use Travelex for foreign exchange transactions. It
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Windows 7 users have just a few days left before the operating system becomes obsolete. Microsoft’s official support for the old Windows 7 system ends on January 14., After that date, PC owners running the desktop operating system will find themselves at an increased risk of being hit with malware.
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HMRC has warned millions of self-employed people to watch out for scams in the run up to the Self Assessment deadline on 31 January, 2020. One of the most common scams involves fraudsters pretending to be HMRC. Contact can be made over the phone, by text or over email. There’s
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Japanese media giant Nikkei, which owns the Financial Times, has revealed howan employee of its US subsidiary transferred around $29m of Nikkei America funds based on what the company described as ‘fraudulent instructions by a malicious third party who purported to be a management executive of the company. Nikkei America
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Scammers are using the introduction of new higher level security measures for online banking to exploit busy people. All the major banks are currently bolstering their online banking security by asking customers to use a new password or code. In many cases this is being sent to customers via a
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