Spam / phishing mails continue to circulate. The most recent is one with the subject: NHS. Please do not open this email and do not click on any attachments or links.

Please stay vigilant when opening emails. Phishing continues to be the simplest and most prominent way for cyber criminals to obtain sensitive information and deploy malicious attachments that contain malware. It is also crucial that your passwords are kept secure and complex. If you receive an email that is from an unknown sender and is unsolicited, please avoid opening any attachments or web links.

Tips on recognising a SPAM email:

• Be suspicious of emails that ask you to check, renew or share your logins or passwords
• Do not open attachments or click on links in emails without first establishing they are legitimate
• Hover over links (without clicking) to see if the link is legitimate – in many basic Phishing attempts, the actual link differs from the one you see in the email
• Check the source of the email – do you know the sender? Be wary if not, and try to verify the sender
• If the content of the email tries to persuade you to do something that seems too good to be true, it most likely is
• If the email claims to be from an official source, it will likely have graphics and images. Do they look legitimate? An official source will never ask you to share personal details or login credentials
• Check for spelling and grammatical errors in emails – these are often a tell-tale sign of spam
• If in any doubt, contact The Service Desk for advice.

Please visit Home - NHS Digital for further information.

The Health Informatics Service has robust in-depth defence counter measures in place, monitoring & scanning of all our services across the network to mitigate against known potential cyber-attacks. However we cannot block all SPAM events from reaching your email account. Please follow the above process.