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Fake Adobe Flash Player removed from Chrome Store

Scam infects PCs to put false likes on Facebook under the guise of a video of kittens and unicorns

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Barclays bank offers free BT Wifi in branches

Bank tries to tempt customers to use mobile banking.

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US companies eroding the privacy rights of European citizens

Austrian privacy campaign group claims MEPs copying from lobbying papers 'word for word'

  • Law
  • 15/02/2013
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Police shut down ransomware ring responsible for infecting tens of thousands of computers

Criminals make over a million Euros by scamming people into handing over money to unlock infected computers

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Adobe Reader zero day flaw could allow hacker to control PC and Mac

Adobe investigating reports that hackers are taking advantage of a vulnerability affecting version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat X1 for Windows and Mac

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Beware of the criminals posing as star struck lovers online this Valentines day

Lonely hearts looking for romance this Valentine's day are warned that criminal gangs will be targeting them online

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China is labelled an ‘IT menace’ as wars head to cyberspace

Cyber warfare on the rise as China uses attacks for political and economic gains

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BT phone helps block nuisance calls

New BT6500 can be set up to filter out unwanted cold calls and scammers

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European Central Bank recommends stronger internet protection for consumers

Consumers and bank customers could be forced to change passwords frequently to avoid internet scams

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Government cuts have compromised consumer safety warns Trading Standards Institute

Council cuts to TS budgets now so "dire" according to the Trading Standards Institute consumers are at increasing risk of fraud and rogue traders

  • Law
  • 11/02/2013
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Respect: Safer Internet Day

Ten birthday of online safety campaign looks at the rights as well as responsibilities of online users

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Symantec: don’t blame our security software for Chinese hack on The New York Times

Security company says antivirus software alone isn't enough after sophisticated attack leaves American newspaper red-faced

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Sony fined £250,000 by ICO for serious data breach

Privacy watchdog says Sony failed to keep its software and security procedures up-to-date and compromised millions of people's personal information

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Bittorrent

A technology for downloading files. Allows even very large files to be downloaded quickly.

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