The attached information is being circulated on behalf of Police Scotland, Cybercrime Harm Prevention Unit
Please find attached the latest Cyber byte titled – Can your recycled devices expose your personal data?.
This is a short read and certainly worth considering when you dispose of old devices and for consideration either as an individual or as a larger organisation.
📧 Received an email which you’re not quite sure about? – forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) at report@phishing.gov.uk
📱 Received a suspicious text message? – forward it to 7726. It won’t cost you anything, and allows your provider to investigate the text and take action (if found to be a scam).
🌐 Visited a website you think is trying to scam you? – report it to the NCSC Report a suspicious website – NCSC.GOV.UK