Phishing scams spike leads to social engineering campaign

Get Safe Online has launched a major new campaign in the UK to help raise awareness of the dangers of social engineering, as figures suggest more needs to be done to inform the public about this growing nuisance.

Statistics released by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau indicate that there has been a notable spike in phishing scams, with a 21% increase in reported incidents over the past year alone.

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