April 27, 2021

Ransomware: don’t expect a full recovery, however much you pay

Turns out the ransomware crooks aren't that good at keeping their promises...

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January 20, 2020

Teen entered ‘dark rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online

Molly Russell's grieving father has backed a psychiatrists' report, saying that tech companies must be forced to hand over anonymized data.

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November 05, 2019

SophosLabs surveys the threat landscape for 2020 trends

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February 19, 2019

Facebook acts like a law-breaking ‘digital gangster’, says official report

Facebook considers itself to be “ahead of and beyond the law,” UK lawmakers said in a report about "disinformation and 'fake news.'"

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March 01, 2018

27% of under-18s have been sexted, and it’s on the rise

A meta-analysis found that youth who willingly sext within a relationship report it as a positive experience. Unauthorized sexting is where it gets ugly.

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May 08, 2017

How to protect your boss from phishing attacks

Oversharing on social media can make both individuals and the companies we work for targets for spearphishers and whalers. Here are our tips to help stop that happening

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August 24, 2016

Shock horror! Ashley Madison security was woeful, finds investigation

Failures in basic security on the Ashley Madison site might have led to the breach, a report finds.

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August 23, 2016

Who needs software vulnerabilities when you can find lame passwords?

Most criminals don't need to target software to infiltrate a network and get at sensitive data: getting credentials will do the job just fine.

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March 14, 2016

Cybercrooks bilk men for 3 times as much money as women

A new report from City of London Police found that women don't lose as much, but they're 6 times as likely to get targeted when online shopping.

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