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If you have WhatsApp on your Android mobile phone or tablet and you notice an unexpected new name - Priyanka - in your contacts, chances are you have picked up a worm. For information and advice on protecting your mobile device against malware,...
12 July 2013
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Thousands of Nintendo accounts have been compromised in a spate of attacks on the company’s main fan site over the last month, prompting us to repeat warnings about safe use of passwords. For more information and advice on safe use of...
11 July 2013
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A British 'troll' who threatened to kill 200 people in the US in Facebook posts has been jailed for more than two years. For information and advice on safe and responsible social networking, click here 24 year-old Reece Elliott of...
9 July 2013
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Games publisher Blizzard has said that it will test in-game micro payments to its popular title World of Warcraft. The move prompts us to remind players of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) to exercise care when buying...
8 July 2013
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