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A “mystery shopper” scam has resurfaced on social media, police warned today. A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that the scam offered work as a mystery shopper with the potential to earn thousands of dollars by “completing seemingly in...

Cyber criminals could take advantage of the Covid-19 crisis to hack the computers of people working from home, the national security minister warned today. Wayne Caines said that there were reports from other countries that “malicious parties are alr...

Work is ongoing to reduce the risk of online attacks, the Minister of National Security told MPs. Wayne Caines delivered a ministerial statement in the House of Assembly last Friday, when he said that the island needed to develop its protection again...

A bookstore said yesterday a cyberattack on its computer system could have “wrecked” the business. The owners of the Bermuda Bookstore said the ransomware attack, in which hackers freeze a company’s data and demand cash to unlock it, had meant the lo...

A snapshot of how easily identity theft can be committed, and how other hacking, espionage and cyberthefts are perpetuated, was presented to delegates at the World Alternative Investment Summit Bermuda. Security consultant Vitali Martiniouk, of KilSo...

Bermuda financial-services companies with offices in the US will be need to be prepared for new cybersecurity regulations within the next four months. The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) is pushing to establish “regulatory minimums” t...

Online fraudsters offering a bogus rental property yesterday sparked a warning from police. A police spokeswoman said officers were alerted to an advert which appeared on a local online classified site He added: “The alleged contact person for the f...

A cybersecurity advisory was issued this afternoon by the Bermuda Government over a surge in online attacks around the world. A statement follows: The Ministry of National Security is advising that a new variant of Petya ransomware, also known as Pet...

Bermudian IT firm CCS has teamed up with a high-tech expert in combating cyber threats. The island company has become a partner with US-based Cylance — which uses artificial intelligence-powered prevention that blocks malware and advanced cyberthrea...

Nearly half of Bermuda businesses do not have a defined cybersecurity network, Government statistics reveal. A total of 48 per cent of professionals surveyed in the overview of technology on the island said they did not have defined cybersecurity. Ho...

Police are warning the public about a deceptive e-mail being circulated in Bermuda, purportedly sent by Inspector Williams Ford of the Interpol Bermuda Unit. A spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service would like to remind members of the public to ...

A new type of cybersecurity threat has led to some residents experiencing “substantial financial loss”, according to the Ministry of National Security. Senator Jeff Baron, the national security minister, revealed today that “whaling” and “spear phish...