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13 April 2013
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Have you been the victim of this property scam?
Metropolitan Police are currently trying to locate a suspect in relation to a series of property rental frauds across London, five of which were in Westminster. Read Get Safe Online's information and advice on safe property rental by...
11 April 2013
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Hacking group members plead guilty
A 26 year-old hacker whose targets included the NHS and CIA, has pleaded guilty to computer hacking. Ryan Ackroyd, from South Yorkshire, was due to face trial for taking part in a string of cyber-attacks, but today pleaded guilty to one charge...
9 April 2013
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Storm after youth police commissioner’s offensive tweets
A storm has blown up following news that Britain's first youth police commissioner had previously posted a string of offensive comments on Twitter. For information and advice on safe social networking, click here Paris Brown, 17, who took...
8 April 2013
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War Z game user passwords hacked
Online game The War Z has been taken offline following a hack iinto its databases and official forums. Users of the game are being advised to change their passwords for all other online activity to avoid being defrauded. For more information and...
4 April 2013
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