Action Fraud stories
More than six million Britons may be exposing accounts to hackers by using one password across email, banking, shopping and social media.
UK romance scam losses top GBP £106m as organised fraudsters exploit Valentine's surge, with average victims losing more than GBP £11,000.
Cyber crime reports to Action Fraud have jumped 37% in five years, but analysts warn hidden enterprise losses run to hundreds of millions.
AI-driven fraud, including synthetic identities and real-time deepfake attacks, surges in financial services, prompting urgent defence upgrades for 2026.
Fraud losses in the UK surged to GBP £1.17 billion in 2024, with Black Friday scams and unauthorised card fraud sharply increasing online threats.
Shoppers warned of rising AI-driven scams and phishing risks this Black Friday as fraudsters exploit urgent deals to harvest data and hijack loyalty accounts.
Over six million people in the UK use a single password for all accounts, fuelling a rise in hacking as reports soar to 35,434 in 2024, warns new survey.
Ecommpay has urged merchants to enhance their fraud prevention strategies as UK ticket fraud losses soared to GBP £9.8 million in 2024, up 47% from the previous year.
Cryptocurrency scams have surged in the UK, with victims losing GBP £306 million in 2023, prompting warnings for greater vigilance in the digital currency market.
The NCSC warns of a surge in sophisticated scams this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with over 32,000 fraud reports and losses totalling GBP £30.4 million.
Investment scams top UK search trends with over 2 million victims in 2025, revealing a surge in fraud involving cryptocurrency and real estate schemes.
Action Fraud UK is warning people to be wary of any emails they receive that look like they belong to UK university email addresses.
UK watchdog Action Fraud has released details of an complex email phishing scam that has been touted as a much needed warning for the public.
