Herald - Issue 405

22nd April 2021 • The HERALD • Page 65 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v VAUXTECH LOCAL GARAGE Tel: 023 8086 9496 Unit 5, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Totton, Southampton SO40 9LA LOCAL GARAGE EST 23 YEARS • Servicing & Repairs • MOT’s (arranged) • Brakes • Clutches • Tyres • Air Conditioning • Collection & Delivery Locally Friendly & Reliable Onsite Café Facilities All Makes & Models e Healthy Haven Garden are holding a sale on Saturday 15th May from 10am until 12moon. is includes plants of owers, vegetables, and herbs, garden equipment and books. It is being held in the car park at the Waterside Medical Practice, Beaulieu Road, Hythe next to Day Lewis pharmacy. All welcome. SALE AT HEALTHY HAVEN Are you Getting Hacked Off? Some victims are extorted for money, whilst others have their accounts used to send malicious links to their contacts. One victim who had multiple email and social media accounts hacked paid over £2,000 to regain access to them. Another victim reported that her hacked Facebook account was used to trick her friends into sending money into a PayPal account they thought belonged to her. Secure your email and social media accounts in just a few minutes: 1. Use a strong and separate password for your email, as well as other important accounts, such as your banking or social media accounts. 2. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). It will help to stop hackers from getting into your online accounts, even if they have your password. 3. If you can’t access your account , search the company’s online support, or help pages. You’ll nd information about how to recover your account. For detailed instructions on how to reset your password or enable 2FA visit: www.actionfraud.police.uk/ secureyouraccounts There were over 15,000 hacked email and social media accounts reported in the last year. If a hacker got into your email or social media account, what would they nd? Health and banking information? Names and contact details for your friends and family? Private photos and messages? For most people, it’s at least one of those. Your email and social media accounts contain a wealth of personal information about you, which makes them a lucrative target for cyber criminals. Between February 2020 and February 2021, Action Fraud received 15,214 reports about email and social media account hacking. e majority of reports (88%) were made by individuals, with 12% of reports being made by businesses. Analysis of the crime reports revealed that Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat were the most a ected social media accounts, with phishing messages being the most common tactic used by cyber criminals to lure unsuspecting victims. e motivation behind the hacks are varied and can range from nancial gain to revenge or personal amusement. ‘School Streets’ Gets Green Light ​A trial scheme to test how a healthier environment for young people walking and cycling to school can be practically achieved by creating car-free areas at the start and end of the school day has been given the go-ahead by Hampshire County Council. e School Streets trial will involve three schools, with engagement on proposals scheduled to take place on a trial day or week in July before the full trial begins this Autumn. e trial will be monitored, will include three ‘control’ schools, and will include consideration of COVID-19 on social distancing and travel patterns as well as the impact on the wider community. e type of scheme for each of the schools in the trial will depend on location, and would include temporary prohibition of motor vehicles, barriers, and trained volunteers. Engagement with parents, the wider community and local businesses will be carried out so any issues can be addressed before any trials begin. Initial engagement on interest in taking part in the trial has taken place with schools already involved on School Travel Planning improvements, such as the Modeshi Stars accreditation, where there is an access on a suitable road, and where there are suitable Park and Stride locations away from the school. Read the full report at: www.democracy.hants.gov.uk/ ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=134&MId=6502