What’s the difference between a targeted and untargeted attack?
When discussing cyber-attacks, you may hear us and others refer to targeted, or untargeted, when describing…
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…
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…
Worst Password List for 2018 has been revealed…
As with every year, security firm SplashData has revealed its list of the most commonly used…
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…
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…
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…
Quora breached. Change your passwords immediately.
Users of question-and-answer website Quora are being told to urgently change their passwords following a data…
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…
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….