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Twitter trials could have "chilling effect" on free speech, warns DPP

Keir Starmer says if too many rants on social media such as Facebook and Twitter are prosecuted the courts would be choked with millions of cases

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Thousands of PCs in UK could be infected with blackmailing Trojan

Bitdefender warns latest scam is highly effective as it launches free tool to remove the malware

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Skype disables password reset after discovery of major security flaw

Update: Skype says issue now resolved. A simple trick allowed people to gain access to Skype accounts

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Firefox and Chrome users risk cyber attacks by failing to upgrade

Security company browser report shows a large number of people using out of date or obsolete browsers, despite security risks

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Cyber criminals hijacking PCs and holding them to ransom

Research shows an increased use of criminal gangs using malware to freeze PCs and then blackmailing people to unlock

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Draft Communications Bill a 'honeypot for hackers and blackmailers'

Home Secretary Theresa May under fire for the wide-ranging and 'draconian' proposals in proposed web monitoring laws

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Explicit pictures posted by teens stolen from Facebook and YouTube

Charity finds voyeur sites copy and republish 90 per cent of sexually explicit pictures posted on profiles

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Millions of Android users risk personal data theft from insecure apps

Test of 13,500 popular apps in Google Play Store raises questions about Android security

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Theresa May blocks extradition of Gary McKinnon to the US

Home Secretary ends 10-year battle, saying extradition of self-confessed hacker would be incompatible with his human rights

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Skype virus targets internet phone and chat users

Internet telephony service warns users who see the message "LOL is this your new profile pic?" when using Skype Chat

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Why fake Microsoft scammers won’t be going away anytime soon

Shutting down the cold-call scammers won't be an easy task

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International crackdown against fake Microsoft cold-call scammers

Scammers offering to 'fix' infected computers are being targeted by the US Federal Trade Commission

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Someone claiming to be from Microsoft phoned to say my PC has a virus

Cold-calling scams are still a common problem - find out how to deal with them

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