Research by British security software and hardware company Sophos found that coronavirus email scams tripled in the last week of March, and we can expect the volume to be increasing. Over 3% of global spam is related to coronavirus, with many of these fraudulent emails impersonating the World Health Organisation or even the United Nations.…
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Claims that gargling water for 15 seconds can cure COVID-19 symptoms, or that holding your breath for a certain amount of time is a valid test for the virus, have made the rounds on social media – with some organisations emailing their employees or clients statements along these lines. As Paymaster General Penny Mordaunt explained,…
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For those unfamiliar with the Schrems saga, a brief catch-up may be required. The original case, now known as ‘Schrems I,’ involved an Austrian activist, Max Schrems, filing a complaint with the Irish Data Protection Agency against Facebook. The complaint was that Facebook had allowed US authorities to access his personal data on social media…
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A report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute and conducted by Jisc, a digital infrastructure provider for HE, has emphasised the expanding risks of cyberattacks among UK universities and academic institutions in general. Last year saw an increase (17%) in attacks and breaches from the year before, and the trend is likely to continue.…
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