The NHS has topped a list of the Government departments, agencies and public bodies that cybercriminals most frequently impersonated in 2022 to scam members of the public
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The agency said it received 6.4 million reports to its Suspicious Email Reporting Service during 2022, bringing the total number of reports since its 2020 launch to 15.8 million. It removed 67,300 scam URLs this year as a result. “We know cyber criminals try to exploit trends and current affairs to make their scams seem convincing and sadly our latest data shows 2022 was no exception,” said Sarah Lyons, NCSC deputy director for economy and society resilience.
“By shining a light on these scams we want to help people more easily spot the common tricks fraudsters use, so that ultimately they can stay safer online.”
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