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SME Cyber Insights: Friday 27 June 2025 – Today’s SME Cybersecurity News & Intel

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Gibraltar: Friday 27 June 2025 at 07:00 CET

SME CYBER INSIGHTS: Welcome to Today’s Edition of SMECYBERInsights – The Roundup of Today´s UK SME Cybersecurity News, Intel, Best Practice & Advice …
Written & Curated By Iain Fraser – Cybersecurity Journalist
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1). Wake-Up Call: How HMRC’s £47 Million Phishing Loss Exposes Critical Infrastructure.  The Phishing Attack That Fooled Britain’s Tax Authority It’s a sobering thought: if sophisticated criminals can successfully steal £47 million from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), what chance do UK Small and Medium Enterprises have against similar attacks? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: approximately 100,000 taxpayer accounts were targeted in this sophisticated phishing operation. If criminals can orchestrate an attack of this scale against one of the UK’s most secure government departments, your SME is almost certainly in their crosshairs too. Criminals used personal details, possibly stolen from banks or other organizations, to trick the system into approving fake transactions …

2). SME Cybersecurity Gets Major Boost as CybaVerse Acquires SecureAck in Strategic UK Deal. A Game-Changing Acquisition Promises More Accessible Enterprise Security for UK SMEs The UK Cybersecurity landscape for Small and Medium Enterprises has received a significant boost following CybaVerse‘s strategic acquisition of SecureAck, a move that promises to democratize enterprise-grade security tools for growing businesses across Britain. This acquisition addresses a critical challenge facing UK SMEs: accessing sophisticated cybersecurity solutions without the traditional vendor lock-in and prohibitive costs that have historically kept advanced protection out of reach for smaller organizations …

3). PHISHING & Understanding the Threat of Phishing. – CyberKPI: Phishing, a deceptive cybercrime technique, poses a significant threat to SMEs globally, impacting them financially and operationally. Small Businesses are particularly vulnerable to Phishing attacks due to their limited resources and often inadequate cybersecurity measures. Cybercriminals exploit the lack of sophisticated IT security infrastructure in SMEs to launch successful Phishing campaigns, leading to substantial financial losses and reputational damage. Phishing scams often exploit human emotions, such as fear or urgency, compelling victims to act quickly without verifying the source of the communication …

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