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November 27th 2015 Everywhere you look today (in fact for the last few days), you’ll be seeing retailers and other companies advertising Black Friday – supposedly the opportunity to snap up Christmas presents at bargain basement...
27 November 2015
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October 29th 2015 The importance of having a different password for every online account has again been highlighted over the last week with a series of high profile incidents involving personal customer data of three major UK companies. For...
29 October 2015
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Updated October 24th 2015 As Get Safe Online Week draws to a close, TalkTalk customers - and potentially ex-customers - have been left vulnerable to fraud in the wake of what the communications giant’s Chief Executive describes as a...
23 October 2015
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October 19th 2015 Cybercrime is getting personal. One in five victims of cybercrime think they were specifically targeted by fraudsters. · Only 38% of victims of cybercrimes think it...
19 October 2015
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October 13th 2014 UK internet users are being warned by the National Crime Agency (NCA) to protect themselves against a significant strain of malicious software (malware) which has enabled criminals to steal millions of pounds from UK bank...
13 October 2015
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October 9th 2015 A cybercriminal who used malicious computer software to spy on people through their webcams has been added to the sex offenders register for seven years and has been given a 40 week suspended sentence. For more information...
9 October 2015
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