Tag: phishing

HM Revenue and Customs cyber security warning – and the phishing email I received just days later

By andrej | 31st January 2016

HM Revenue and Customs are warning of the increased risk of phishing attacks at the time of the annual peak Self Assessment activity heading for the deadline of 31st January. Typically, you will receive an email purporting to be from HMRC urging you to either request a payment of a tax refund,Â or to pay… Read More »

The threat of “whaling” – SMEs beware

By andrej | 8th January 2016

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Whaling is a type of phishing – an attempt to trick a person to disclose valuable information, usually login details, by way of spoofing an email or a website or by social engineering. Phishing becomes whaling, when targeting high value individuals, such as business managers, company directors or financial controllers. The goal is to either… Read More »