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May 24th 2017 Action Fraud - the UK's national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre - has received the first reports of 'technical support' scammers claiming to be from Microsoft, exploiting the global WannaCry ransomware...
24 May 2017
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May 22nd 2017 It has been reported that he majority of PCs infected by the WannaCry ransomware worm in last week's cyberattack were running Windows 7. Two security software firms have said that most used the older version of the...
22 May 2017
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May 15th 2017 Since Friday, the news has been dominated by the ransomware attack which has impacted heavily on a number of hospitals and GP practices across the UK – with organisations in up to 75 other countries also falling victim....
15 May 2017
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Updated May 13th 2017 A cyberattack against the NHS, which has affected around 40 hospitals and GP surgeries across the country, has been used to hold organisations in up to 100 organisations around the world to ransom. In some cases, as well...
12 May 2017
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May 1st 2017 The Home Affairs Select Committee has issued a report damning social networks for lack of responsibility when it comes to tackling illegal and dangerous content. It says that hate speech, terror recruitment videos and sexual...
1 May 2017
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April 10th 2016 Payday lender Wonga has admitted that the personal data of some 270,000 customers – of which 245,000 are in the UK – has been stolen in a data breach. The balance of the customers affected are thought to be in...
10 April 2017
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April 4th 2017 The school prom night season will be upon us before we know it, and parents of teenagers currently working towards their exams will know only too well the anticipation and excitement that it brings. The dress, suit, limousine (or...
4 April 2017
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