UK: Tax Refund-Themed Phishing Slows in 2025
Reports of email phishing attempts impersonating the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs plummeted in the first half of 2025
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Reports of email phishing attempts impersonating the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs plummeted in the first half of 2025
Russian military intelligence-linked hackers are using a new malware called “Authentic Antics” to secretly access Microsoft cloud email accounts, the UK's NCSC reports
Action Fraud reported a spike in social media and email account hacks in 2024, resulting in losses of nearly £1m
UK hacker Robert Westbrook allegedly gained unauthorized access to corporate executives’ email accounts to profit from confidential financial information
The UK’s NCSC assesses that China-backed APT31 was “almost certainly” responsible for hacking the email accounts of UK parliamentarians
The ICO has fined the Ministry of Defence after an email data breach put lives in danger
Recommended DMARC policy only implemented by a minority
The SNP MP revealed details of the incident, in which he clicked on a malicious file purportedly about the military situation in Ukraine
Most of the targeted organizations were located in the US, UK, New Zealand and Australia
Leading US and Aussie unis also sub-par on email security
Web and email security services are provided by GCHQ
The study observed a significant rise in email-based attacks globally in 2021 compared to 2020
The UK regulator experienced a huge surge in spam, phishing and malware email attacks during 2021