Cybercrime

Thomas Murray launches a warranty-backed cyber risk subscription

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Could you have one of the most common passwords? (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The common passwords most likely to put you at risk of being hacked

Cyber attacks can result in personal data breaches.

The 5 creepy signs you've fallen victim to a cyber attack

Tourists urged to avoid using public USB charging ports at airports. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Simple phone mistake that could ruin your holiday at the airport

A fire stick

Every area targeted in police crackdown on 'dodgy' firesticks

Fraud Minister Lord Hanson has advice for how to avoid rental fraud, as causes of the scam are on the rise.

'Three words could stop you from falling victim to rental fraud' By The Newsroom

TikTok scam message to watch out for in 2025.

Warning over latest TikTok scam text

Shoppers at a Christmas market.

Scary Christmas Market scam that could ruin Xmas

Authorities in the UK have intensified efforts to tackle illegal streaming devices such as modified Fire TV sticks and IPTV services

Can you go to jail for using a ‘dodgy’ firestick?

The Fire Stick makes any TV smart

How police detect people using ‘dodgy’ firesticks

GV of a Morrisons shop. Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Supermarkets ‘impacted’ by major hack on Blue Yonder

30.3 per cent rise in parking fines in the Scottish Borders.

‘Shocking’ rise in parking fine scams - what to watch for

A viral video on TikTok has people concerned over new state law in USA, where children can be prescribed medication without parental consent (Pic: SOPA/Getty)

TikTok scam warning over ‘part-time’ job text

Hugh Nelson has been jailed for 18 years. Photo: Greater Manchester Police

Jail for ‘depraved’ paedophile who used AI to make child abuse pics

Theatre fans urged to ‘change password’ after data breach

Smishing scams targeting university students increase this time of year (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Warning to university students, as 'smishing' scams target their loans
Students are being urged to ‘think before you click’ any links sent by the Student Loans Company 🤳
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Telegram app on a phone. Photo: DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images

What is Telegram and why has the founder been arrested?

Tourists urged to avoid using public USB charging ports at airports. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Why charging your phone at the airport could put you at risk

Signs of cyber attack you should never ignore. Photo: Eakrin - stock.adobe.com

The creepy computer glitch you should never ignore

Phishing scams to watch for this summer. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Tourists warned to watch for these cyber scams this summer

11 of the most damaging cyberattacks and data breaches in Britain in the last 15 years. Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

The 11 most damaging cyberattacks in Britain in last 15 years

NCA takes down global cyber-crime marketplace. Photo: NCA

Police take down global hub for ‘entry-level’ cyber-crime

Woman scrolls on a mobile phone. Photo: A_B_C - stock.adobe.com

I’m a cybersecurity expert and this trick is a hackers' nightmare

A charity was targeted in a “relentless” cyber attack. Gorodenkoff - stock.adobe.com

Charity hit by 'relentless' cyber attack as suspected hacker arrested

A Qantas Airways Boeing 737-838 airplane. (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

Man charged over 'Evil Twin' WiFi attacks on planes

Hacker using laptop

From fiction to fact: the cybercrime threats of the future