Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Five UK residents have been charged in relation to supplying Russian Coms fraud devices and apps

Report Fraud data reveals that more than half of 323 UK ransomware victims last year were SMEs

The National Crime Agency has warned construction firms about surging invoice fraud

UK police trumpet success of Operation Henhouse as they seize and freeze over £27m in suspected fraud proceeds

New UK Online Crime Centre will combine expertise from a range of sources to takedown online channels cyber-scammers rely on

City of London Police has launched the UK’s national Report Fraud service

UK Finance reveals a 3% increase in the value and 17% increase in the volume of fraud in H1 2025

A RUSI report warned that money mules are exploiting inadequate security controls in smaller payment service providers to move fraudulent transactions about

The sophisticated campaign aims to steal credentials of sponsor license holders to facilitate immigration fraud, extortion and other monetization schemes

A UK government initiative to tackle Companies House fraud has raised security concerns

Investigators assessed that the criminal group’s stolen funds amount to €580,000

Around half of US and UK consumers have seen fraud ads and content on ‘refund hacks’ on social media

The UK government says it will ban the possession or supply of SIM farms, in a fraud crackdown

The UK government’s new fraud minister will today announce plans for a newly expanded fraud strategy

February’s Operation Henhouse resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of £7.5m

Action Fraud reported a spike in social media and email account hacks in 2024, resulting in losses of nearly £1m

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office argues that regulatory concerns shouldn’t prevent firms sharing data to stop scams

Coalition’s new service aims to mitigate the impact of growing UK corporate fraud losses

Meta has announced a new information-sharing partnership with UK financial institutions to target social media fraud

New Santander research claims 10 million UK consumers have suffered fraud since 2021, costing the economy £16bn