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September 7th 2014 New research published by the Home Office has revealed the extent of mobile phone theft in England and Wales, and the handsets most at risk. For information and advice on keeping your mobile device safe, click...
7 September 2014
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September 5th 2014 In a sequel to events earlier this week when nude photos of celebrities alleged to have been stolen from iCloud accounts were published online by hackers, Apple has said that it will improve iCloud security after intimate...
5 September 2014
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September 5th 2014 A female prison officer from Rochdale faces losing her home after her lesbian lover used their relationship to commit a £62,000 identity and mortgage fraud. For information and advice about protecting your identity,...
5 September 2014
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September 4th 2014 Is Apple's iCloud secure? For information and advice on safe use of your passwords, click here Controversy is rife about the security of iCloud, Apple's cloud storage service used by many to store photos and...
4 September 2014
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September 3rd 2014 A 27 year-old man has been arrested in Manchester on suspicion of running a series of illegal sports streaming websites. For information and advice about downloading and file sharing, click here He is alleged to be...
3 September 2014
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August 30th 2014 A 19-year-old man has been convicted of carrying out a cyber attack that caused the Metropolitan Police website to crash a year ago. Teesside Magistrates' Court heard how Jordan Jones, unemployed of Billingham, Cleveland...
30 August 2014
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August 28th 2014 Early October will see tens of thousands of British Muslims making the annual pilgrimage to Mecca for Hajj. And every Hajj, a number of pilgrims fall foul of fraudulent travel packages which result in substandard travel and/or...
28 August 2014
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