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Scammers impersonate Police e-Crime Unit
(Action Fraud) The Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) is warning the public of a computer scam which attempts to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public by impersonating the e-crime Unit. Police have received 1,100 reports from the...
10 August 2012
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BlackBerry & Android users targeted by new trojan
Five new variants of a mobile trojan known as ZitMo have been discovered, targeting BlackBerry and Android mobile devices. A trojan is a type of software posing as an authentic application, but which actually conceals an item of malware)....
9 August 2012
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Olympic tickets-alert feed on Twitter is back
Official Olympic ticket agency Ticketmaster has reinstated a Twitter feed helping people buy Olympic tickets for events that have empty seats. @2012TicketAlert was blocked on 2 August after changes to the official Olympic ticket...
7 August 2012
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Hack attack on US journalist via Apple iCloud
A journalist has been cut off from his whole digital life by attackers who tricked Apple support into re-setting his iCloud account.The iCloud service co-ordinates everything a customer does on one Apple device to make it available on all their...
7 August 2012
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Olympics doping email is a scam
An email about a doping scandal involving the USA Women's Gymnastics Team at the 2012 Olympics is a scam, designed to push malware. It claims that Women's Gymnastics All Round Gold Medallist Gabrielle Douglas tested positive, and invites...
6 August 2012
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Warning: Battery-saver app on Android is malware
A new piece of malware is trying to take advantage of poor battery life on Android smartphones. Cybercriminals have created an app that is supposed to reduce battery use, but in reality steals the user's contacts data stored on the device. Symantec,...
25 July 2012
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