• Stay Safe Online

Watch out for scam calls & texts threatening fines over invalid UK Census data

4 years ago

Scam text messages, emails and even phone calls are threatening people in the UK with fines over not completing the…

  • Facebook

How to use the Page Transparency tool to spot fake Facebook pages

4 years ago

In 2019 Facebook launched the Page Transparency tool, allowing Facebook users to easily find basic information about a Facebook page.…

  • Malware

Ransomware crooks now emailing customers of their victims

4 years ago

Ransomware crooks are seeking to raise the pressure on organisation's they've hit by emailing the organisation's own customers, asking them…

  • Fact Check

Was a Miami Stripper arrested for squirting “fluids” at police officers? Fact Check

4 years ago

A bizarre article that claims a stripper from Miami was arrested for squirting "vaginal fluids" at police officers is spreading…

  • In The News

Former police officer loses £3000 in Royal Mail text scam

4 years ago

A police officer in the UK has lost over £3000 in a scam where crooks pretend to be from the…

  • History

The day cyber security turned serious. The Morris Worm

4 years ago

On November 2nd 1988, the Internet was a very different place than we know it today. Yet on that day,…

  • Facebook

Phone numbers of over 500 million Facebook users leaked online for free

4 years ago

Information stolen by cyber crooks from Facebook in a 2019 data breach, including mobile phone numbers, is now being offered…

  • Malware

Security researchers reveal Office macros still most prolific malware attack

4 years ago

Exploiting Microsoft Office macros is still the most common method to infect computers with malware, security researchers have confirmed. Security…

  • In The News

Mysterious tweet from US Strategic Command’s Twitter account explained

4 years ago

On March 29th the US Strategic Commend Twitter feed mysteriously posted a garbled tweet. Only 13 characters long, the tweet…

  • Fact Check

Does video show person posing as COVID-19 victim in body bag? Fact Check

4 years ago

A video claims to show a person posing as a victim of the coronavirus pandemic in a body bag while…