Kelly Close 🏳️‍🌈

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[Cyber Aware @cyberawaregov]

Take inspiration from the #Paris2024 Olympic sprinters by racing for cyber security gold🥇 Turn on 2-step verification today to boost your cyber security and avoid cyber threats.

Learn more ⬇️
https://t.co/ISA36Vcqfm

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

Criminals may get in touch by email, message, phone call, or via social media to target you with payment in advance fraud.

They put people under pressure to act quickly and pay by bank transfer or even with cryptocurrency. #StopChallengeProtect

#TakeFive

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

Here are some of the signs of impersonation fraud:
⚠️ You're contacted with an urgent request for your personal or financial info
⚠️ They put the pressure on, asking you to act quickly
⚠️ You're asked to move money to another account for ‘safe-keeping’
#TakeFive

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

You’ve just won the lottery!

Have you really? If you receive a message like this, ask yourself, if it could it be fake #StopChallengeProtect if someone is asking you to pay an fee in order to claim a prize as this could be a scam.

#TakeFive

[NCSC UK @NCSC]

Today is #WorldEmojiDay 😃

Can you guess these cyber security terms? Answers revealed later…

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

#MoneyMuleMonday #MoneyLaundering #Nerocu #Northumbria #Durham #Cleveland #Protect #NorthEastEducation #NorthEastCommunities

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

#fraudprotect #Nerocu #FinancialWellbeing #NorthEast #CyberCrime #MoneyMater #WellbeingWednesday #reccc #fraud #NorthEastBusinesses #Communities

[Report Fraud @reportfrauduk]

Did you know that you can report to Action Fraud using British Sign Language?

Just download the FREE Sign Video app, click on the Sign Directory and search for 'Action Fraud', to connect to a BSL interpreter. Read more: https://t.co/JHt8Y8ayD1

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

🚨Booking a holiday online? If your email is hacked, your booking could be at risk too!

✅Use 3 randoms words to create a strong password for your email that’s different to all your other passwords.

More info here: https://t.co/YT3cL76I2B

#HolidayFraud #reccc

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

Booking an action-packed holiday?

Do your research and read online reviews from reputable sources to check websites are genuine. It's safest to use the secure payment method recommended by reputable online retailers. Beware of “too good to be true” offers and prices.
#TakeFive

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

#TakeFiveWeek may be over, but please continue to #StopChallengeProtect before parting with your money even when it #SeemsLegit.

[Report Fraud @reportfrauduk]

⚠️Over £6.7 million was lost to #TicketFraud in 2022. Don’t become a victim in 2023.

✅Only buy tickets from the box office, official promoters, or a well-known ticketing website https://t.co/TAPN5PH1pP

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

Searching for your dream holiday?

Do your research and read online reviews with reputable sources to check websites are genuine. Use the secure payment method recommended by online retailers and beware of “too good to be true” offers and prices.

#TakeFive #reccc #protect

[Cyber Aware @cyberawaregov]

Don’t miss the @NCSC’s webinar to Iearn how their free tools can help your small business stay safe online.

Register now 👇

[Kelly Close 🏳️‍🌈 @Kelly__Close]

SMEs this one's for you, @NCSC has released 2 new tools to help you assess your cyber security needs, thr Cyber Action Plan and Basic Check

[NCSC UK @NCSC]

Listen up, small businesses. This one's for you.

We know that organisations like yours are being targeted by cyber criminals.

That's why we're excited to launch two new, free #CyberAware tools to help you stay safe online 🧵

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[Cyber Aware @cyberawaregov]

Online shopping and seen a website you don’t think looks quite right?

Forward it to us so we can check its legitimacy for you!

https://t.co/rMhY3QMlJo

[Cyber Aware @cyberawaregov]

Setting up a new email??

Choose 2 Step Verification.. for 2x the protection!

#CyberAware

Find out more: https://t.co/yQcikXqnxw

[Kelly Close 🏳️‍🌈 @Kelly__Close]

Did you know the most common password last year was 123456 followed by password

[Cleveland Police Fraud and Cyber @ClevelandCyber]

✅Use 3 random words to create a strong password for your email that's different to all your other passwords, to prevent criminals accessing your personal information.

https://t.co/MZDfcKm0hW

#SaferInternetDay #TurnOn2SV

[Kelly Close 🏳️‍🌈 @Kelly__Close]

Happy #SaferInternetDay if you do just one thing today make it #TurnOn2SV

[Cleveland Police Fraud and Cyber @ClevelandCyber]

Today is #SaferInternetDay 🔒

🚨Over 14,000 people reported their email or social media accounts hacked last year.

✅If you are offered 2 step verification to protect your email or social media accounts, always use it.
https://t.co/MZDfcKm0hW

#TurnOn2SV

[NE Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Units @nereccu]

Just one of the things @PolCyberAlarm helps us to do, it identify home users who potentially have a compromised device on their network. This device is then used as part of a bot network to try and compromise businesses.