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March 6th 2015 Working with partners in law enforcement, industry and government, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has this week coordinated an intensive period of UK-wide action against cybercrime. 57 people have been arrested in 25 separate...
6 March 2015
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March 2nd 2015 The National Crime Agency (NCA) and police, together with a range of partners from across industry and the public sector including Get Safe Online, are this week carrying out a range of activity to help businesses and members of...
2 March 2015
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February 25th 2015 The National Crime Agency (NCA) has led a major European operation to tackle malicious software (malware) known as RAMNIT and believed to have infected tens of thousands of Windows computers in the UK. If you have a Windows...
25 February 2015
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February 19th 2015 Computer manufacturer Lenovo has removed hidden adware that it was installing on consumer laptops and PCs after users expressed anger and security experts said that it could be exploited by fraudsters. For information and...
19 February 2015
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February 19th 2015 The official website of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been hacked and as a result has been posing a risk to users of downloading viruses. It is not known how many users have been affected, but it is understood that the issue...
19 February 2015
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February 13th 2014 It's Valentine's Day tomorrow, and here at Get Safe Online we're urging you to be careful with not just your heart but also your safety, if you do online dating. The headline figures from new statistics issued by...
12 February 2015
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February 11th 2014 The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are today warning people who may have purchased an unlicensed medicine called GcMAF labelled as ‘First Immune’ from an online website or other...
11 February 2015
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