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Phonepayplus stops rogue Angry Birds apps ripping off consumers

UK premium rate regulator orders UK company, which made almost £28,000, to refund people who downloaded free rogue Android apps

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Global Tech scammers tell PC users they face criminal charges and fines

People claiming to work for Microsoft tell users their computers are infected and being used for attacks on other computers

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Android users are a "lucrative target" for cyber criminals

Security company F-Secure's latest mobile-threat report shows worrying trend towards more sophisticated and complex malicious software attacks on Android devices

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ICO website goes offline in suspected DDOS attack

Information Commissioner's Office's website appears to be latest target of hacktivists

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Anonymous hactivists likely to attack Everything Everywhere

Hactivist group has already caused problems for Virgin Media and Talk Talk

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Norwegian teens arrested in connection with cyber attacks

UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency was suspected target

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Scams disguise malicious software as apps says Bitdefender

Cybercriminals are setting up get-rich-quick websites that download malicious software disguised as apps

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Government ploughs ahead with widely criticised 'snooping charter'

Access to all communications data is essential for purposes of anti-terorism and crime detection, says the Government, despite privacy concerns about the Communications Bill

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Protection of Freedoms Act outlines rules for DNA retention

Provides guidance on DNA and fingerprint data retention

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SOCA website hit by DDoS attack

Policy agency's website taken down by hackers

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Lookout warns of Android drive by download attack

Security company warns that infected websites are downloading a new Android Trojan

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Money scammers pretend to be from the Ministry of Justice

Government department says victims have lost up to £50,000 each

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Trading Standards campaign urges victims of fraud to report scams

Consumer watchdogs launch scamnesty month to encourage victims to come forward

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