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Amount lost to fraud on the rise, as scammers look to exploit social media and AI

13 February 2025

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Beware of Philippines Typhoon Haiyan scams

12 November 2013 The human tragedy taking place in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines is bad enough without having other, less obvious consequences for people in the UK and other countries. Natural catastrophes such as this...

12 November 2013

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Microsoft warns users of security flaw

6th November 2013 Microsoft has warned users of its Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems, Office 2003 - 2010 and Lync to take precautions against their software being exploited by hackers. To help protect yourself against...

6 November 2013

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Used cars are the focus of National Consumer Week

4 November 2013

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Forums & chatrooms can be supportive too

31st October 2013 At Get Safe Online we are always keen to encourage and celebrate the many positive aspects of the internet in the face of a barrage of publicity about the negatives - including the potential for self-harm and suicide. For...

31 October 2013

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Another council fined by ICO for data loss

29th October 2013 Another local authority has been fined for committing a serious data breach, underlining the importance for organisations to recognise the importance of safe data handling and storage, including encryption. For information...

29 October 2013

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App helps young people reject ‘sexting’ pressure

24th October 2013 The children's counselling service charity ChildLine has launched a free smartphone app to help teenagers refuse requests for 'sexting' (the practice of texting explicit images or videos of themselves to...

24 October 2013