Digital Forensic and Investigation Unit

Ransomware hits the nation once again, stay vigilant, don’t click on unknown links in emails or texts.

Security tips!!

UB users pay special attention to “what you can do “ section. Please report any unusual activities on your devices, ensure your WhatsApp has 2 factor authentication enabled. Don’t click on any links for persons not known to you. Never give out your verification text code to anyone.

Day 2 # CIRT-BS Annual Cybersecurity Conference

3rd Annual CIRT-BS Cyber Security Conference

Protect Yourself from Scammers!
_*Attention Everyone!*_
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to deceive you. We want to ensure you stay informed and protected against these malicious tactics.
Here’s what to watch out
1. *Phone Calls and Zoom Meetings* : Beware of calls from unknown numbers claiming to have important information. They may invite you to a Zoom meeting and then ask for a verification code. DO NOT share this code! Providing it allows them to take control of your WhatsApp account, enabling two-factor authentication that locks you out. They can then access your contacts and impersonate you to ask for money.

2. *Event Invitations via Links* : You may receive invitations to events, like weddings, through links. Even if the message appears to come from a familiar number, *DO NOT* *CLICK ON THE LINK* . Always call the person directly to verify the invitation.
If you receive a suspicious message or call, take a *screenshot* , *block* the number, *report* it to the social media platform, and *warn* your friends and family to stay vigilant.

Always think twice before sharing personal information or clicking on links.

Your vigilance can help protect you and your loved ones from scammers.

*Stay safe out there!*

Section 7 of The Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act states:
Any person who —
(a) whether by electronic means or otherwise —
(i) procures or attempts to procure any person
under eighteen years of age to have
unlawful sexual in*******se, either in or
outside The Bahamas, or with any other
person;
(ii) procures or attempts to procure any person
to become, either in or outside The
Bahamas, a common pr******te;
(iii) procures or attempts to procure any person
to leave The Bahamas with intent that he
may become an inmate of or frequent a
brothel elsewhere;
(iv) procures or attempts to procure any person
to leave his usual place of abode in The
Bahamas with intent that he may, for the
purposes of prostitution, become an
inmate of or frequent a brothel either in or
outside The Bahamas;
(v) by threats or intimidation, procures or
attempts to procure any person to have
unlawful sexual in*******se either in or
outside The Bahamas;
(vi) by false pretences or false representations,
procures any person to have any unlawful
sexual in*******se either in or outside The
Bahamas; or
(b) applies, administers or causes to be taken by any
person any drug, matter or thing with intent to
stupefy or overpower, so as thereby to enable
any other person to have unlawful sexual
in*******se with such first-mentioned person,
is guilty of an offence and liable to a term of imprisonment
of fifteen years.

Section 5A subsection 1 of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act states: Any person who — (a) surreptitiously observes including by mechanical or electronic means; or (b) makes a visual recording of a person, in circumstances that give rise to a reasonable expectation of privacy, commits an offence.

(3) Any person who knowing that a recording was obtained by the commission of an offence under subsection (1) prints, copies, publishes, distributes, circulates, sells, advertises or makes available the recording or has the recording in his possession for the purpose of printing, copying, publishing, distributing, circulating, selling or advertising or making it available, commits an offence.

A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment of three years.

The Telecommunication Act, Section 35-6 States: A person who sends, by means of a telecommunications system, a message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience to another person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars.