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21 April 2015
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It’s time to spring clean your internet connected devices
April 19th 2015 Spring is here, the sun is shining (well, for the time being) and we're urging you to spring clean your computers, laptops, tablets and phones, to help prevent you from becoming a victim of cybercrime. This follows recent...
15 April 2015
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Holiday bookers being conned out of £2.2 million a year
April 12th 2014 With Easter over and people turning their thoughts to booking summer holidays, ABTA, The City of London Police and Get Safe Online have re-joined forces to warn of the dangers posed by holiday booking fraud. For information and...
10 April 2015
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Beebone Malware Alert
The National Crime Agency (NCA) and Get Safe Online are today urging the public and small businesses to protect themselves against a powerful type of malicious software (malware) that has hit the UK and could cost computer users millions of...
9 April 2015
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Be on the lookout for pension reform scams
March 25th 2015 The new pension reforms coming into force on April 6th will give you - if you are aged over 55 - freedom to cash in your company and/or personal pension pots, giving you unprecedented access to your lifetime savings. However,...
24 March 2015
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Jail for doctor who stored child abuse images at work
March 17th 2015 A doctor who downloaded and stored hundreds of child abuse images has been jailed for two years and dismissed from his post. A total of 1275 images were found on various devices including his office computer at the University of...
17 March 2015
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