Taking The SH Out Of IT
Brand Impersonation – When Your Logo Gets Hijacked
Criminals are cloning brands, even small ones, with AI-generated profiles and fake job ads. Customers, job seekers, and partners get duped, you get the fallout. A real UK small business had its logo and fake recruiter used to scam applicants. Brand monitoring and IT...
AI Agents – Free Manpower for Criminals
AI agents let one scammer run what used to take a whole team. That means “low-value” SMEs suddenly become worthwhile targets. Real-world examples show botnets scraping data, spoofing domains, and launching campaigns at scale. Managed IT makes you the hardest nut to...
AI Phishing – When Emails Write Themselves
Gone are the days of “Dear Esteemed Sir.” AI now writes phishing emails better than most humans. Tools like GhostGPT churn out polished, personalised scams at scale. Real SMEs have lost thousands because the “invoice reminder” looked perfect. Email filtering, domain...
The Winter Fuel Payment Scam – A Masterclass in Dodgy Tricks
Real government sites end in .gov.uk, anything else is fake. DWP does not send mass group texts exposing strangers’ numbers. They never need your card details and make a verification payment for benefits. Ever. Scammers start with harmless info to build trust, then...
Deepfakes – When Your CFO Isn’t Really Your CFO
Deepfakes aren’t just for TikTok memes anymore, scammers are using them to empty company accounts. Real businesses have already lost millions because “the boss” on a call wasn’t real. SMEs are targeted too, fake recruiters and AI-generated staff headshots are conning...
“It Doesn’t Work!” – When the Problem Is Definitely Not You
Let’s talk about Captain Complaint.No, not a new Marvel villain (though the costume would be majestic).This is that one user who appears out of nowhere, dramatically declaring: “It’s broken. Your site. Your service. Not working. Fix it!” Now, let’s not panic. You test...
“Ring Will Let Cops Access Your Camera Without a Warrant!”, Or Will They?
Picture this: you’re doomscrolling Facebook, dodging baby updates and MLM pitches, when suddenly bam! a post from Mechanical Engineering World (yes, you read that right) shrieks:“Ring Doorbell will now allow law enforcement to access footage WITHOUT WARRANTS!” Cue...
“Your Order is Confirmed!” – The Scam with No Links, Just a Trap
You open your inbox and see it:“Your Order is Confirmed! Expect It Soon.” But you didn’t order anything. Especially not a £1,371 iPhone 16 Pro Max to a random address in Norwich. So what’s going on? Is this just a glitch? A misclick? Have you been hacked? Nope. This...
The £20 Scam Starring… You?
🚨 Scene 1: The Shady Message The text claims you've got an unpaid Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). You need to pay up before August 1st or risk extra fines, credit score damage, and possibly the wrath of some imaginary council officer. They include a link, looking all...
Cold Email? Warm Domain? Or Just One Big Reputation Dumpster Fire?
The Curious Case of the Quarantined Marketer There I was, scanning through my Microsoft 365 quarantine folder, as you do when you’re dodging real work, and I spot an odd one. It wasn’t promising me millions from a long-lost uncle in Dubai.It wasn’t threatening to...
