"In Phishing Email, Scammer Pretends to be Cybersecurity Chief"

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been deleting scams from the Internet as a part of a campaign aimed at protecting individuals from fraud and cybercrime. The organization claims to have successfully deleted nearly four times as many scams, illegal websites, and phishing sites last year as it did in 2020. It says the number of blocked scams is about 2.7 million. Expanded efforts by the NCSC to delete dangerous Internet information led to the increase in the number of takedowns, including those involving fake celebrity endorsement scams, extortion emails, missing delivery hoax text messages, and other harmful websites. In one case, cybercriminals posed as the NCSC CEO, Lindy Cameron, sending hoax emails to potential victims saying the NCSC had prevented £5 million from being stolen from them. The fraudulent emails requested that the recipients reply with personal information to get the money back. This scam was successfully dismantled by the NCSC. According to the NCSC, it had also eliminated more than 1,400 NHS-themed phishing attacks in 2020 as cybercriminals tried to trick unsuspecting consumers into handing over sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, bank account numbers, and more through fraudulent communications regarding COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine passports. The takedowns are part of the NCSC's Active Cyber Defence (ACD) program, which was established to safeguard individuals, organizations, and critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. The NCSC says the increase in takedowns is a result of the defense program's development rather than a major rise in fraud. This article continues to discuss the NCSC's efforts to stop fraud and cybercrime.

CyberIntelMag reports "In Phishing Email, Scammer Pretends to be Cybersecurity Chief"