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May 2nd 2014 Windows XP operating system users will receive the security update that Microsoft has issued to fix a flaw in its Internet Explorer (IE) browser discovered earlier this week. For information and advice on replacing Windows XP,...
2 May 2014
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May 1st 2014 Today saw the launch of Scams Awareness Month by Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland and the Trading Standards Institute. Throughout May, the organisations are urging people to “fight back against the...
1 May 2014
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April 30th 2014 A man was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment today for his part in a sophisticated phishing scam that targeted hundreds of UK students, using their compromised data to steal in excess of £1.5...
30 April 2014
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April 29th 2014 The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has announced that it has suspended more than 2,500 websites selling counterfeit goods since its launch in last September. The announcement was made yesterday, which was also...
29 April 2014
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April 28th 2014 Nearly three weeks following Microsoft's recent well-publicised cessation of support of its old Windows XP operating system, a number of hacking attacks have taken place on firms in the US via a vulnerability in...
28 April 2014
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April 24th 2014 The leader of an internet gang which stole £1.25m from Barclays and Santander Banks in 2012 and 2013 has been sent to prison. The gang used a 'Trojan horse' device to take over control of computers at several...
24 April 2014
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April 23rd 2014 The cost of a non-functioning Android antivirus app will be refunded to the thousands of users who downloaded it. The developer of 'Virus Shield' has also said that it was a "foolish mistake", adding that...
23 April 2014
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