With the news this month from UK Finance that £1.2 billion was stolen through financial fraud last year and three quarters of online fraud starts on social media, experts are warning people to take care.
Experts at TestLodge alongside Rebecca Chapman, CEO and police superintendent at The Business Resilience Centre for the North East (NEBRC), have outlined seven ways people can improve their online security to protect their personal data - and warn that even taking online social media quizzes can compromise access to your data.
According to UK Finance, online fraud accounted for 78% of overall fraud cases in 2022, with social media platforms having the greatest number of fraud cases.
