The Cyber Helpline Blog
Practical advice, expert insights, charity news and the latest campaigns from the team supporting cybercrime victims every day.
Case Study: Escaping a controlling husband
Linda was being stalked by her ex-husband. She had managed to escape an abusive & controlling relationship, but her ex was angry about the end of the relationship and refused to move on. As the stalking escalated, Linda (not her real name) realised she needed help to truly escape him physically and virtually.
My Zoom meeting got 'hacked!' What should I do?
Discover why your Zoom meeting wasn't actually hacked and what you can do to prevent 'Zoombombing' in future.
How to Protect Your Children Online
Today’s children and young people exist in a world where the internet influences every facet of daily life. Do you know how to keep your children safe online?
Cyberstalking: Do you know when the line is crossed?
Cyberstalking is a serious crime with potentially devastating effects on the victim. Find out how you can take action against a cyberstalker and how you can prevent being cyberstalked.
Volunteers' Week kicks off year three for The Cyber Helpline
Volunteers’ Week coincides with the new financial year for The Cyber Helpline. A fitting coincidence, as we are staffed 100% by volunteers and all the good we do is based on them generously giving time. Learn a bit about our volunteers and the year ahead.
Phishing Scams: Look out for these tell-tale signs.
Can you spot the tell-tale signs of a phishing scam?
Today we passed the 1000 case milestone!
Today we passed the 1,000 case milestone! Read about our journey so far and how we are planning for more growth.
Beware of cyber scams amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing a surge in cybercrime. Read our article to discover the most common COVID-19 cyber scams and ways to protect yourself from ruthless online criminals.
The Cyber Helpline Teams up With Sussex Stalking Support
The Cyber Helpline has teamed up with Sussex Stalking Support to improve its expert support for victims of cyberstalking and cyber-enabled stalking.
The Cyber Helpline Featured on ITV's Tonight & Lunchtime News
The Cyber Helpline featured on ITV’s Tonight programme and ITV Lunchtime News talking about cyberstalking and giving advice.
Momentum builds after two weeks of sharing with the infosec community
The more the UK information security community finds out about us the more our movement grows. Some thoughts as a result of speaking at the (ISC)2 and The Many Hats Club meetup events this month.
Charlotte Hooper wins our first volunteer of the year award
At our annual volunteer event - the chatbot’s birthday party - Charlotte Hooper was awarded Volunteer of the Year Award.
Happy 1st birthday chatbot!
Today our chatbot turns one! We take a look at what it is, what it has achieved in its first year and what we hope is in store for it in future years.