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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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Serious Organised Crime Agency shuts down 36 criminal websites

UK law enforcement agency's joint operation with FBI and US Department of Justice could prevent more than £500m in fraud

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ICO says consumers are a "soft touch" for cyber criminals

Privacy watchdog finds bank details and other personal data left on second-hand hard disks

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