Millions of cyber scams taken offline
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New figures from Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre reveal a record 2.7 million online scams were taken down last year. The NCSC said there were 10 times more phishing cons than in 2020 as fraudsters preyed on public concern around the pandemic. How whales once walked the Earth. Bitcoin crash: El Salvador buys dip.  TikTok singer Sam Ryder chosen as UK’s Eurovision 2022 entry. Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope to capture first colour images. Officer’s terror recorded by smart watch as she fled killer. Apple ‘will stop drunk drivers using iPhone to unlock car’. Megalodon: six-year-old boy finds giant shark tooth on beach. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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