Cybersecurity researchers have identified a multi-stage malware campaign aimed at hospitality organisations during the busy holiday season. The operation, tracked as PHALT#BLYX by Securonix, uses advanced social engineering techniques such as fake CAPTCHA prompts and simulated Blue Screen of Death errors to trick victims into manually executing malicious code. The attack begins with phishing emails impersonating Booking.com , claiming urgent reservation cancellations and high

The UK government has announced a major new Cyber Action Plan aimed at strengthening the resilience of public sector services against cyber-attacks. Central to the plan is the creation of a Government Cyber Unit, which will coordinate responses to cyber threats across departments, and the launch of a Software Security Ambassador Scheme to promote secure software development practices. The measures come in the wake of a series of high-profile cyber incidents in 2025 affecting

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has raised concerns that the rapid development of deepfake technology is threatening trust in online identity systems. Deepfakes are highly convincing fake images or videos created using artificial intelligence. Criminals are now using these tools to impersonate real people and bypass identity checks, which poses serious risks to financial institutions, cryptocurrency platforms, and any organization that relies on digital trust. Identity checks,

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new wave of Android malware that lets criminals make tap-to-pay purchases without ever holding the victim’s bank card. In simple terms, scammers trick people into installing a fake “payment” or “banking” app and then persuade them to tap their card on their phone. The app secretly reads the card’s contactless (NFC) data and sends it to the criminals, who complete purchases using their own devices and illicit point-of-sale terminals,

On the 4th December 2025, the City of London Police introduced Report Fraud, a new national service designed to replace Action Fraud as the UK’s primary platform for reporting cybercrime and fraud. The new service provides a streamlined online reporting tool and a dedicated contact centre, accessible via reportfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040, the same number previously used by Action Fraud. The reporting process has been redesigned to make it faster, clearer, and

UK based retailer M&S recently announced via the companies’ Instagram that during their cyber incident towards the end of April last...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries by enhancing efficiency, decision-making, and automation. However, as AI adoption...

Sophos researchers recently identified a new trend of ransomware groups using teams calls to try and gain remote access to devices to...

Microsoft threat intelligence have uncovered a new spear phishing campaign being carried out by the Russian affiliated...

Fortinet have confirmed a critical zero-day exploit is currently being exploited in the wild by cybercriminals. CVE-2024-47575 is a...

The National Cyber Security Centres Protective Domain Name System (PDNS) has recently been announced to be free for more UK based...

Interpol have recently announced that they have acted against multiple cybercrime organisations within West Africa, Operation Jackal III...

A report carried out by Jumpsec found that 49% of Small Medium Enterprises felt that they lacked the staffing and funding needed to...

Barracuda have recently identified a new tactic criminals are using to hide malicious phishing links by abusing URL protection services,...

Three large UK Insurance companies have joined up with the National Cyber Security Centre with the aim of reducing ransomware payments by...

Critical Vulnerabilities have been found by Kaspersky researchers with Cinterion Modems with Telit Cinterion BGS5,...

Researchers from Security Research (SR) Labs have recently uncovered a network of fake e-commerce stores which are created to steal card...

Cyber Protect Officer Mark Lonsdale visited North Notts College to run our cyber investigation escape rooms with students to improve...

Cyber Protect Officers Justin Mekkaoui and John Hammond attended a health and social care event on Tuesday 23rd January 2024 at Boston...

Snapchat, an instant messaging app, has taken the younger generation by storm, with majority using it as their main way of communication....