January 18, 2022 by BullGuard Fake banking texts and delivery scams Fake texts claiming to be from the UK’s NatWest bank stating that ‘a new device has been registered’ with your account are circulating. The texts provide a link for a recipient to follow. The text is convincing because it doesn’t contain obvious mistakes such as poor grammar or misspellings. Read more
January 11, 2022 by BullGuard Top tips to help keep the kids safe in times of remote schooling To lockdown or not to lockdown. This is the question… that has been baffling educational authorities the world over and also causing headaches to parent’s the world over. During lockdown, remote schooling becomes the norm and given the persistent uncertainty about the impact of different Covid variations it is here to stay for some time yet. Read more
January 11, 2022 by BullGuard ‘Spiderman: No Way Home’ torrent downloads hide malware Are your spider senses tingling? If you’ve been looking to download ‘Spiderman: No Way Home’, the latest movie in the franchise, as a torrent file, your fraud senses should be setting off alarm bells. Read more
January 6, 2022 by BullGuard Sophisticated fake survey scam goes global… and it could be coming to you Cybercriminals have revived an old time, online swindle using new tools and techniques to fool the unwary into falling for what is a sophisticated and large scale fraud. The scam is a fake survey and its big, targeting customers in over 90 countries and using popular brand names to steal users’ personal and payment data. Read more