Report An Incident

Reporting cyber crime or fraud

You can report cyber crime as follows:

  • By phoning 101
  • In person at any police station
Section Cyber Incident Response Helpline

Cyber Incident Response Helpline

Call: 0800 1670 623

The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland cyber incident response helpline can support organisations that have been a victim of an attack and provide expert guidance to get back to secure operations.

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Section Report a breach

Report a breach

If you have been subject to a personal data breach that is required to be reported under GDPR, contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

The ICO website provides guidance on what constitutes a notifiable breach.

Section Have you spotted a suspicious email or text message?

Have you spotted a suspicious email or text message?

The message might be from a company you don’t normally receive communications from, or someone you do not know. You may just have a hunch. If you are suspicious, you should report it. By doing so you’ll be helping to protect many more people from being affected.

Report A Scam

Email

If you have received an email which you’re not quite sure about, please forward the email to the NCSC’s Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS): report@phishing.gov.uk

The NCSC will analyst the suspect email and any website it links to. They will use any additional information you have provided to look for and monitor suspicious activity.

Text Message

Suspicious text messages should be forwarded to 7726.

This free-of-charge short code enables your provider to investigate the origin of the text and take action, if found to be malicious.

Website

If you have come across a website that you think is fake or trying to scam you, you can report it to the NCSC by filling out the online form.

Incident Response Helpline

If you are concerned your organisation has been the victim of either a cyber or financial fraud attack, you can call the Incident Response helpline. The free helpline will help organisations confirm they have been the victim of an attack […]

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