Fraud

Remember the good old days when fishing for info or money online was just called phishing? We’re an industry built on tech and science, but we do love our artsy synonyms and hyperbole.  If you’ve ever had the pleasure of talking to Rois, our Head of Cyber Governance, you’ll know how she feels about the…Continue Reading: A fish, whale and CEO walk into a bar

With more people booking holidays online than ever the travel sector is awash with scams. Let’s take a look at the most common ones and how to avoid them…Continue Reading: Holiday scams and how to beat them

As long as there has been the exchange of money, there has always been fraud. From Hegestratos, the first recorded fraudster in 350 BC Ancient Greece, to Charles Ponzi’s infamous scheme of redistributing investments, to the present day, criminals have always tried to find new and more sophisticated ways to dupe people out of their money. …Continue Reading: Scams can be complex, so let’s stop playing the blame game

Ever wondered how someone got hold of your details? As per recent headlines, it turns out it’s easier than you think… If you haven’t seen the film Identity Thief, spoiler alert! It’s a perfect rainy day movie and stars the ever hilarious Melissa McCarthy in the brilliant but ridiculous story of a guy who gets his…Continue Reading: Identity Theft: How attackers get hold of your details

While email turned 50 years old in November 2021, it wasn’t until the commercialization of the internet in the mid-90s that it truly took off as one of the world’s preeminent communications tools. Unfortunately, its rise also spawned meteoric misuse as unscrupulous scammers began peddling unwanted products, bogus deals, and even computer viruses to the masses…Continue Reading: The internet is 50 years old but email scams are still rife