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Updated May 13th 2017 A cyberattack against the NHS, which has affected around 40 hospitals and GP surgeries across the country, has been used to hold organisations in up to 100 organisations around the world to ransom. In some cases, as well...
12 May 2017
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May 1st 2017 The Home Affairs Select Committee has issued a report damning social networks for lack of responsibility when it comes to tackling illegal and dangerous content. It says that hate speech, terror recruitment videos and sexual...
1 May 2017
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April 10th 2016 Payday lender Wonga has admitted that the personal data of some 270,000 customers – of which 245,000 are in the UK – has been stolen in a data breach. The balance of the customers affected are thought to be in...
10 April 2017
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April 4th 2017 The school prom night season will be upon us before we know it, and parents of teenagers currently working towards their exams will know only too well the anticipation and excitement that it brings. The dress, suit, limousine (or...
4 April 2017
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April 3rd 2017 More than 1,500 people have tried to buy tickets from a fake website set up to raise awareness of this type of fraud For information and advice about buying tickets safely online, click here · More than 21,000 people have...
3 April 2017
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March 21st 2017 Mobile network Three is the latest subject of a high-profile data breach, allegedly following a technical error which resulted in customers being presented with other subscribers’ account details including phone...
21 March 2017
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March 20th 2017 A current rash of emails masquerading as being sent by HSBC distributing malware detection software Rapport, are actually designed to steal recipients’ identities. For information and advice on spam and scam email, click...
20 March 2017
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