HOME security gadgets like Ring doorbells are increasingly being targeted by cyber crooks and their nasty phishing campaigns. Cybersecurity experts at Trustwave have warned Ring customers – and owners of similar gadgets from other brands – that home security tech is being used against the people its supposed to protect. 2 Upon clicking a dodgy … Read more
MICHELLE Mone’s husband was told today he was cleared of any wrongdoing following his Spanish embezzlement and tax fraud trial. Scottish billionaire businessman Doug Barrowman, 58, was facing up to five and a half years in jail after being accused of taking part in a multi-million tax evasion scam. 2 Doug Barrowman looked glum in court todayCredit: … Read more
ANDROID owners have been warned that an invisible bank thief could be hiding in plain sight on their phones. A banking trojan malware, known as PixPirate, has been discovered on phones without an app icon – making it impossible to detect by the untrained eye until victims see their cash is gone. 1 The malware … Read more
A CLEVER hotel scam has caught a number of travellers out, leaving them as much as £100 out of pocket. Reddit user Phracza said the incident occurred while staying at a hotel in Colombia. 2 A hotel scam could leave you £100 out of pocketCredit: Getty They explained that despite paying around £240 a night … Read more
ANDROID owners have been urged to check their phones for five sketchy apps that can take control of devices and raid banking apps. The five seemingly innocent apps have already been removed from the Google Play Store after experts raised the alarm. 1 Check the full list belowCredit: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett But if you … Read more
IPHONE owners have been urged to check their devices for a fake clone app that attempts to the steal passwords for all their accounts. Apple has removed the rogue app from its App Store, however, it may still be installed on people’s handsets. 2 The app is a copy cat of LastPass, a platform that … Read more
IMAGINE spending nearly £1,200 on a new gadget from a Big Tech brand, only for a fake copycat to land on your doorstep. Well that’s exactly what a UK Apple customer has claimed. 2 The fake iPhone 15 Pro Max looks real enough from the outsideCredit: Reddit / u/theEdmard 2 It even has the same … Read more
A GANG of fraudsters dressed as Pudsey Bear to trick shoppers into handing over £500,000. They also used marketing material from charities including Children in Need, The Children’s Society, MIND and Great Ormond Street Hospital to pretend to be legitimate collectors. 3 Ringleader David Levi used his loot to fund luxury holidays and also had … Read more
A YOUNG woman lost £20,000 buying her dream car in a cunning scam. Georgina Smith, 25, missed a key detail while trying to pay a deposit for a Mercedes Benz and sent thousands of pounds to a scammer. 2 Georgina Smith, 25, lost £20,000 while trying to buy a new car in a redirection scamCredit: … Read more
ANDROID users have been warned to delete 17 “malicious” apps that blackmail people out of money. So-called SpyLoan apps have been downloaded more than 12million times, according to experts. 1 Some of the reports from victimsCredit: ESET Perpetrators have gone as far as sending death threats to pull off their wicked scheme, ESET claims. These … Read more
