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Tuesday 5th February is Safer Internet Day, an event organised in the UK by the Safer Internet Centre to raise awareness of online safety for children and young people. And Get Safe Online is making a unique contribution. Schools,...
29 January 2013
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Metropolitan Police officers investigating a series of filmed harassments in east London have arrested a fifth man today. For information and advice on safe social networking, click here The investigation was launched following a number of...
25 January 2013
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Three European men have been charged in the United States with creating and distributing a destructive computer virus. To information and advice on viruses and spyware, click here The 'Gozi' virus was used to access personal bank...
25 January 2013
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Sony has been fined £250,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act. For information and advice about safe online gaming, click here To find out how to safeguard your...
24 January 2013
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Wonga customers are receiving scam emails claiming to be send by the payday lender. To help protect yourself against scam and spam emails, click here The phishing email use the email address [email protected] and claim to be sent by...
22 January 2013
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