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March 6th 2014 A 30-year-old man found guilty of installing spying software on women's computers to watch them remotely, will be sentenced in April. For more information about webcam spyware, click here. This week Andrew Meldrum from...
6 March 2014
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March 4th 2014 Get Safe Online has joined forces with ABTA and The City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) to warn the general public about the dangers posed by holiday booking fraud. For information and advice...
3 March 2014
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March 3rd 2014 Apple Mac users have been warned not to download pirated software from file-sharing peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, following diiscovery of new malware. For information and advice on downloading and file sharing, click...
3 March 2014
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March 1st 2014 Virgin Media has introduced filters to help parents protect their children from vieiwing inappropriate material online. For information and advice on safeguarding children, click here. BT, Sky and TalkTalk have already turned...
1 March 2014
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February 25th 2014 Our colleagues at Action Fraud have received a number of reports of phishing emails claiming to be from British Airways, informing the recipine that their order has been successfully booked. For information and advice on spam...
25 February 2014
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February 20th 2014 Alcohol abuse charities and politicians are amongst those who have condemned an online drinking game which is sweeping the world. Neknominate is also thought to be gaining popularity amongst youngsters, including...
20 February 2014
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February 19th 2014 Eight people have been sentenced for their part in an online dating scam which netted more than £750,000 victims from at least 70 victims, all living abroad. For advice on how to keep online dating safe, click...
19 February 2014
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