Public warned about upsurge in online scams this summer
Online scammers are putting finishing touches to scams set to target millions of Scots, according to a new report from police, security and banking experts….
Category: Threat Intelligence Alerts
Latest threats and guidance from the cyber and fraud world
QNAP NAS DeadBolt Ransomware Alert
QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices are a particular product that a number of ransomware operators are currently targeting. Previous strains have included QLocker and…
UK Organisations Encouraged to Take Action in Response to Current Situation in and Around Ukraine
NCSC urge UK organisations to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the malicious cyber incidents in and around Ukraine. National Cyber Security Centre…
Edinburgh Based Card Machine Scams
Warning to local Edinburgh businesses following recent card machine scams. Police Scotland are appealing for information and urging businesses to be vigilant following incidents in…
Business Email Compromise: Preventative and Remedial Measures
At the Cyber and Fraud Centre, we provide an Incident Response Helpline to support organisations that have fallen victim to cyber attacks or financial fraud. One…
Log4Shell Vulnerability (with updates)
On Friday the 10th of December 2021, a zero-day was identified in the Apache Log4j 2 library, a common logging utility featured in applications and services built…
COVID-19 vaccine text scams rife and targeting youngsters
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) issued a warning to the public about text scams that target youngsters. CTSI Lead Officer Katherine Hart informed CTSI…
Increase in UK’s Terrorist Threat Level to Severe
Following the Home Secretary’s announcement, Police Scotland’s Assistant Chief Constable, Mark Williams said: “This afternoon the Home Secretary announced an increase in the UK’s Terrorist…
Threat Intel: Pegasus Project NSO Spyware
Ethical hacker Suzie examines what we know so far on the NSO’s Pegasus spyware.