Exclusive: Financial scams have become hidden epidemic as impersonation cases double in a year
Victims losing £4,000 on average from criminals impersonating institutions like the NHS, as experts warn we are all potential targets
7 March 2021 • 9:00pm
Financial scams are an epidemic within the pandemic , a former investigator has warned, as the number of victims falling for fraudsters impersonating the likes of HMRC, the NHS and Royal Mail doubled last year.
Figures obtained by The Telegraph from UK Finance, the banking trade body, revealed that the number of impersonation scams, where fraudsters contact potential victims pretending to be a trusted authority, doubled in 2020 to 39,360 cases.
National Cyber Security Centre Cyber Action Plan to help increasingly digital small businesses stay secure from rising threats
As part of the Cyber Aware campaign, a self-assessment tool for sole traders and micro businesses has been developed.
Over half of UK businesses have shifted to remote working since the start of the pandemic
Free online service from the National Cyber Security Centre gives Cyber Aware advice tailored to individual circumstances
Bespoke advice to help small businesses combat rising online threats is being offered through a state-of-the-art digital tool launched today (26 February) by the UK’s leading cyber security experts.
As part of the cross-government Cyber Aware campaign, GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has created the Cyber Action Plan to help micro businesses and sole traders securely navigate the increasingly digital landscape they operate in.
NCSC Cyber Action Plan emphasises SME security
NCSC self-assessment tool launched to help sole traders and micro-businesses tackle their cyber security challenges
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The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has today launched a digital cyber security self-assessment service for sole traders and micro-businesses to help the UK’s smallest businesses securely navigate the digital world.
The Cyber Action Plan forms part of the government’s wider Cyber Aware campaign, and in light of government statistics that show 46% of such organisations fell victim to security breaches or cyber attacks in the past 12 months, up from 31% in the prior year, it is much needed.
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