The latest internet safety and cyber security news from Get Safe Online, as well as the launches of the latest campaigns to help you get safe online
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January 19th 2017 The Crime Survey of England and Wales, published today, is likely to indicate fraud and cybercrime now account for close to half of all crime, making people much more likely to be a victim of these crimes than any other. In...
18 January 2017
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January 5th 2016 Children are left to learn about the internet on their own with parents vainly hoping that they will benefit from its opportunities while avoiding its pitfalls. This is the conclusion of Growing Up Digital, a year-long study...
5 January 2017
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December 21st 2016 With only four days to go until Christmas, today sees the launch of our awareness campaign advising people on how to use mobile devices safely. For information and advice on safe use of your new and existing mobile devices,...
21 December 2016
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December 15th 2016 Internet giant Yahoo! says that over one billion user accounts may have been affected in a hacking attack which took place in August 2013. If you have a Yahoo! account, you are strongly advised to change your password and...
15 December 2016
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December 2nd 2016 The UK has experienced a significant rise in the number of job scams over the past two years, according to SAFERjobs (Safe Advice for Employment and Recruitment). For information and advice on safe job hunting online, click...
2 December 2016
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November 28th 2016 Today, one of the biggest online shopping days of the year along with last week's Black Friday, shoppers are again being warned to safeguard themselves against fraud when hunting for bargains. For information and advice...
28 November 2016
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November 25th 2016 iCloud users are being warned to ignore spurious spam messages relating to iCloud’s calendar and photo sharing functions as it may result in a greatly increased volume of unwanted spam – and potentially fraudulent...
25 November 2016
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November 24th 2016 New Action Fraud data shows sharp rise in people being defrauded via adverts on social media as the Christmas shopping season begins This Christmas the City of London police, who run Action Fraud, supported by police...
24 November 2016
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