• Phishing
  • Stay Safe Online

How did hackers steal hundreds of celebrity photos?

10 years ago

A few years ago, hundreds of images – many sensitive – were stolen from various celebrities and uploaded online for…

  • In The News

Internet and media fuel rumours as to identity of Westminster attacker

10 years ago

Various unfounded rumours have swept the Internet claiming to purport to identify the Westminster attacker who killed a number of…

  • Stay Safe Online

Massive “pump and dump” email SCAM promotes INCT stock

10 years ago

Have you received an email in your inbox recently promoting a certain stock? We have. And so have tens of…

  • 419 Nigerian Fraud

Why are “Nigerian Prince” scams so obviously… scams?

10 years ago

Cyber-criminals are forever striving to make their online schemes as cutting-edge and innovative as possible, by utilising new technologies and…

  • Fauxtire

TheLastLineOfDefense.org is a spoof political website

10 years ago

Despite being full of crazy headlines, spoof website TheLastLineOfDefense.org (tagline America's Last Line of Defense) continues to be mistaken for…

  • Phishing

What is a spear-phishing scam?

10 years ago

We discuss what a spear-phishing scam is, how they work and most importantly how to avoid them. A spear-phishing scam…

  • Facebook

Old AOL Microsoft “forwarding email” hoax given the Facebook treatment

10 years ago

A social media message that claims Microsoft and AOL will pay Internet users money for forwarding an email is being…

  • Work-From-Home

Beware of survey sites like DollarTent.com

10 years ago

Readers should be wary of a spate of websites that claim you can make money from home by posting links…

  • Internet Hoaxes

Social media warning asserts “the blacks are planning something”

10 years ago

An ominous warning is spreading across social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp that warns readers to stay at home on…

  • Twitter

McDonalds’ Twitter brands Trump “disgusting” after hack

10 years ago

Another high-profile Twitter hack comes only a day after several high profile Twitter accounts were found to be posting Nazi-themed…