June 02, 2020

Crime agency turns to Google ads to deter teen DDoS hackers

The UK's National Crime Agency has hit on a simple way to stop teens from being sucked into cybercrime – using Google Ads.

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March 01, 2016

Public Facebook event for house party leads to berserk scenes

Cars smashed, one guy beaten up, cops with dogs breaking it up: amazing what a Facebook post can lead to!

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January 27, 2016

Facebook-prowling predator arrested after mother helps police

A mother from New York, has helped police to bust a sex offender trying to set up a sexual encounter with her young daughter on social media.

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January 11, 2016

Majority of parents monitor their teens’ digital activity. Do you?

Are you hands-off, or are you conducting NSA-level monitoring on your wards?

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December 16, 2015

Ban under-16s from social media? Europe says no!

Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, social media, messaging or e-anything: all would have been off-limits to those under 16 without parental permission.

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December 15, 2015

Massive high school texting scandal results in… sanity!

Zero coercion + zero bullying + zero unlawful sexual contact + zero posting of images online = zero criminal charges. You have to love this DA's math skills!

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December 11, 2015

£50K insurance policy offers to cover victims of cyberbullying

The £50K policy would cover things like counseling, lost income, relocation, cleaning up online smears, or forensics to track down abusers.

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December 09, 2015

Campaign targets youngest cybercrooks

The average age of suspected cyber offenders has dropped from 24 to 17 over the past year, the NCA says.

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