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Former police officer loses £3000 in Royal Mail text scam

A police officer in the UK has lost over £3000 in a scam where crooks pretend to be from the…

3 years ago
  • Facebook

Phone numbers of over 500 million Facebook users leaked online for free

Information stolen by cyber crooks from Facebook in a 2019 data breach, including mobile phone numbers, is now being offered…

3 years ago
  • Malware

Security researchers reveal Office macros still most prolific malware attack

Exploiting Microsoft Office macros is still the most common method to infect computers with malware, security researchers have confirmed. Security…

3 years ago
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Mysterious tweet from US Strategic Command’s Twitter account explained

On March 29th the US Strategic Commend Twitter feed mysteriously posted a garbled tweet. Only 13 characters long, the tweet…

3 years ago
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FatFace pays $2 million to ransomware gang amid data breach

Clothes retailer FatFace has reportedly paid a $2 million ransom to ransomware criminals who accessed their network earlier in the…

3 years ago
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YouTuber targets phone scammers with his famous “glitter fart bomb”

A YouTuber famous for pulling pranks on thieves has turned his attention to phone scammers, with hilarious results. We've been…

3 years ago
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Scamming the crooks. Scambaiter plans to use AI software to trick scammers

A scambaiting vigilante is developing his very own artificially developed program with one objective in mind. To waste a scammer's…

3 years ago
  • Malware

Ransomware skyrockets in 2020 with highest ransom reaching $30 million

A ransomware threat analysis from Palo Alto Networks has revealed that ransomware infections and demands for money have skyrocketed in…

3 years ago
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Instagram to block adults from messaging teens

Instagram is introducing a safety feature that will prevent adults from messaging teenagers, the social platform has announced. In a…

3 years ago
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Crooks installing ransomware using Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Cyber crooks are targeting organisations with ransomware through security vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange Server software that businesses employ for…

3 years ago