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When my landline rings (yes, I still have a landline), it is only ever going to be either my mum, my mother-in-law or a scam caller. These days, the mum chats are far outnumbered by the scams. Last week, fed up with…

What do you think is the best video game movie of all time? Millions of people have been watching the trailer for a new film based on the Mortal Kombat video game series. The gruesome teaser has got gamers across the…

Mixed-reality platform, Microsoft Mesh, will allow people to join and share the same virtual experience wherever they are in the world. The system was announced at the company's Ignite digital conference, earlier this month. While…

Dog training videos on YouTube promote "inhumane and ineffective" methods, an animal welfare charity has warned. Videos advocating the use of electric shock collars should come with a warning or be banned, the Blue…

Two UK internet providers have been helping the Home Office and National Crime Agency track the websites visited by customers. A trial of new powers granted by the controversial Investigatory Powers Act of 2016 has been going on…

Google has denied that recent problems with its services in Russia were the result of a fire at cloud provider OVH data centres in Strasbourg. The Russian authorities had directly blamed the blaze for disruptions to Google and…

David Baszucki, is about to become a very rich man, as his video-game platform, Roblox, floats on the New York Stock Exchange, valued at a cool $30bn (£21.6bn). Already, he has bigger ambitions for the game, which he hopes can…

Hundreds of UK companies have been compromised as part of a global campaign linked to Chinese hackers. Cyber-security firm ESET said more than 500 email servers in the UK may have been hacked, and many companies are not aware…

Digital-only trading cards are being bought and sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). An NFT uses blockchain technology to create a unique digital certificate which states who owns it. There is no physical item and it can still be…

Google is failing to do enough to combat fake reviews within its business listings, and must be held to account by a UK watchdog, according to Which? The consumer group set up a fake company and bought bogus five-star reviews…

We know. You wanted to spot someone across a crowded bar, get chatting, take their number, meet up for cocktails or coffees and eventually move in and get a dog together. You didn't think you'd be spending…

A Lancashire university is among three UK institutions to be hit by cyber-attacks in the last week. University of Central Lancashire in Preston said Sunday's incident had left remote-working students unable to submit assignments.…

Russian authorities have blamed problems accessing Google and YouTube on a fire at a data centre in Strasbourg. The country's media watchdog Roskomnadzor tweeted that the disruption was due to the incident. The data…

Hackers earned a record $40m (£28m) in 2020 for reporting software flaws via a leading bug bounty reporting service. HackerOne said nine hackers made more than $1m each after it flagged their findings to affected…

Abuse on social media is the biggest obstacle facing women in public life, First Minister Arlene Foster has said. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader called on social media companies to take "more responsibility" in…

More than 70 women in a small English town have had their private, often naked, images stolen and shared online by people living in their community. The indecent images, including some of underage girls, are thought to be taken via…

As Tracy Beaker, Dani Harmer has played one of the most iconic roles in children's TV for nearly two decades. CBBC says her most recent three-part series, My Mum Tracy Beaker, has been its most successful programme…

A California firm is investigating a massive hack said to have affected 150,000 of its security cameras. Hackers claim to have breached Verkada, a security company that provides cameras to companies including carmaker Tesla.…

Russia's media watchdog has said it is slowing down the speed of Twitter, accusing the US social media company of failing to remove 3,000 "banned" posts. The move was "to protect Russian citizens", Roskomnadzor said.…

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into whether Apple's terms for app developers are anti-competitive. It follows a series of complaints, including a high-profile one from…

Marks & Spencer is to launch 46 new websites in overseas markets from Iceland to Uzbekistan, as part of moves to grow its online business. It expands the retailer's online reach to more than 100 countries, offering M&S…

Google advised employees in the US who complained about racism and sexism to take medical leave and undergo mental health counselling, NBC News says. One current employee reportedly said going on medical leave is a…

Zoom founder Eric Yuan has transferred about 18 million of his shares worth more than $6bn (£4.4bn), according to a regulatory filing. Mr Yuan, who is also chief executive of the video-conferencing platform, moved roughly 40%…

Plixer’s Justin Jett, Compliance & Audit director, discusses how to prioritize when your security resources are thin. With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing, another round of attacks is looming over schools and universities…

A snapshot of the 2020 mobile threat landscape reveals major shifts toward adware and threats to online banks. Hackers painted a bullseye on the backs of online financial institutions in 2020 as the pandemic shuttered local branch…

image copyrightReuters The European Banking Authority's email servers have been compromised in a global Microsoft Exchange cyber-attack. The EU body said personal data may have been accessed from…

The lack of cybersecurity requirements in weapons contracts from the Department of Defense opens the door for dangerous cyberattacks. Weapons programs from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) are falling short when it…

YouTube has removed five channels run by Myanmar's military amid ongoing violence following a coup last month. The video-sharing platform said on Friday that it had removed the channels in line with its community guidelines.…

Businessman John McAfee, creator of the McAfee anti-virus software, has been charged in the US with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. Mr McAfee and his bodyguard Jimmy Gale Watson Jr are accused of…

Website admins should patch all plugins, WordPress itself and back-end servers as soon as possible. The downloader malware known as Gootloader is poisoning websites globally as part of an extensive drive-by and watering-hole…