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5 easy New Year 2019 Resolutions for your online security & privacy

New Year. New Year's resolutions. Many of us will no doubt be promising ourselves that we'll hit the gym more…

6 years ago
  • Facebook

Fake website tricking Facebook users with cheap electronics – five red flags

Websites and adverts peddling too-good-to-be-true deals are popular at this time of the year; the below article details all the…

6 years ago
  • Stay Safe Online

Worst Password List for 2018 has been revealed…

As with every year, security firm SplashData has revealed its list of the most commonly used passwords, which, as always,…

6 years ago
  • Facebook

Fake LEGO website promoted through Facebook’s sponsored adverts

Crooks have yet again managed to exploit Facebook’s sponsored adverts feature to promote scams leading to spoof LEGO websites. We've…

6 years ago
  • Facebook

What should you do if you get a second Facebook friend request

We explain what Facebook users should do if they receive a suspicious friend request from someone they are already friends…

6 years ago
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Watch out for the Grandchildren scam; here is how it works

The FTC have warned of a trending scam where crooks use the identities of grandchildren to trick elderly people into…

6 years ago
  • In The News

Quora breached. Change your passwords immediately.

Users of question-and-answer website Quora are being told to urgently change their passwords following a data breach that affected around…

6 years ago
  • Facebook

Two real life stores about the dangers of fake Facebook competitions

Facebook is plagued with posts claiming you can win expensive items like holidays, cars, campervans, mini-homes or cruises, just for…

6 years ago
  • Facebook

5 Facebook posts you SHOULD NOT be sharing over Christmas

As Christmas approaches, we will be seeing plenty of nonsense proliferating on social media, specifically Facebook. Much of this nonsense…

6 years ago
  • Stay Safe Online

Don’t type XBLACK64GBX into Google and click the link, it’s a scam

Messages claim that typing in "XBLACK64GBX" into Google will lead to a website that lets you win a free Samsung…

6 years ago