The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has called on shoppers to take additional steps to protect themselves from fraud.

The UK’s cyber security agency has urged shoppers looking for deals on Black Friday to be vigilant of scammers after new figures revealed more than £11.5 million was lost to online criminals over the festive period last year.

The figures, which come from reports made to Action Fraud, showed losses had risen almost £1 million compared to the previous year.