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WhatsApp is rewriting its privacy policy as a result of a huge data protection fine earlier this year. Following an investigation, the Irish data protection watchdog issued a €225m (£190m) fine - the second-largest in…

Facebook has written to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), demanding that it stop setting up fake profiles to conduct surveillance on users. This comes after the Guardian revealed that the US police department had been…

A group of US states is investigating how Instagram targets children, despite it posing potential risks to them. The group - made up of both Democrat and Republican states - is investigating Instagram and Facebook's…

Jenny Best was up all night for two weeks back in 2019, but not because she was tired from raising her four-month-old twins and a toddler. The Brooklyn-based public relations consultant, and former ballerina for the New…

TikTok is trying to strengthen the detection and enforcement of rules against dangerous online challenges and hoaxes. Just over one in five teenagers has participated in an online challenge, a survey commissioned by…

Organisations working on Covid vaccine research were one of the main targets of cyber attacks dealt with by UK computer security experts last year. The National Cyber Security Centre says it handled a record 777…

Many of the people on the FBI's cyber most wanted list are Russian. While some allegedly work for the government earning a normal salary, others are accused of making a fortune from ransomware attacks and online theft. If…

Online hate speech in the UK and US has risen by 20% since the start of the pandemic, according to a new report. Youth charity Ditch the Label commissioned the study, which analysed 263 million conversations in the UK…

A teenager who went missing in the US has been found after she used hand signals that went viral on TikTok to show she was in danger. The girl had been reported missing by her parents in North Carolina on Tuesday…

Wake up, reach for your phone, open Instagram and start scrolling. It is an all-too familiar routine for many of us. But how does the app affect our mental health? Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen warned that…

Schools across Northern Ireland have been targeted by bogus TikTok accounts in which pupils rate their teachers. Police said the videos had caused "real distress" to those targeted. They warned some of the content…

The Israeli company behind the controversial Pegasus spyware has been added to a US trade blacklist. Pegasus has reportedly been used by nation states to target the phones of rights activists and journalists. The…

Sending unwanted graphic nude images to people without their consent should be a standalone crime, according to one of the UK's biggest dating apps. In some cases perpetrators can be prosecuted for "cyberflashing" under…

The Labour Party has been affected by a "cyber incident" involving its members' data. Labour said it was told on 29 October that it had been affected by the event by a third party firm that handled membership data on its…

The United States government has offered a bounty of up to $10million (£7.4m) for information about the hacking group known as DarkSide. In May, a DarkSide ransomware attack shut down a vital 5,500-mile-long fuel pipeline…

While they wrestle with the immediate danger posed by hackers today, US government officials are preparing for another, longer-term threat: attackers who are collecting sensitive, encrypted data now in the hope that they’ll be able to…

Photo Vault by 2Stable is the most secure way to store and protect your photos and videos from cyber threats. With Photo Vault by 2Stable, you can securely store, sync & manage unlimited photos and videos, on your devices! - Secure…

The FBI and other US agencies have searched Florida premises used by Chinese payment-terminal provider Pax Technology. The search had been "in furtherance of a federal investigation", the FBI said. US media reports suggest…

"Fortress Night", the Chinese version of the popular game Fortnite, is to close. Epic Games, which owns Fortnite, has so far provided no reason for the decision to close the online shooter. An announcement said the…

Facebook says it's "spending and doing more than any other tech company" on safety. The company's vice president also told Newsbeat that Instagram, which it owns, makes young people "feel better". That's after it has…

As many people enjoy the flexibility of online shopping, or making financial transactions, the number of online fraud cases have increased. In recent months, we've seen a new threat emerge in the form of QR Code Fraud. QR codes are used to…

Online Scammed duped a resident in Ambala, India out of Rs 2 Lakhs (approximately $2000). The fraudster allegedly used a link and a one-time password to withdraw money (OTP). The fraudster allegedly used a link and a one-time password to…

YouTube briefly deleted the account of Novara Media, a left-wing independent media outlet whose journalists have appeared on the BBC and other broadcast networks. Novara said it had been deleted "without warning or…

An "unprecedented" and co-ordinated cyber-attack has struck multiple UK-based providers of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to an industry body. Industry body Comms Council UK said several of its…

The global video game industry is thriving despite the economic disruption created by the coronavirus. Individuals are turning to virtual worlds for escapism from the crisis as social distancing reduces physical interaction to a minimum and…

The digital revolution has changed the way we explore, connect and create information. Technology has provided us with convenience to the point that we can continue to stay connected whilst on the go. However, as the amount of information…

Scammers spend a significant amount of time to socially engineer their victims, knowing that as they gain their trust, their chances of extorting large sums of money from them will increase. Fraudsters do not ask victims for money right…

More than 600,000 people using the NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales were sent self-isolation alerts in the week between 8 and 15 July. Data shows 618,903 alerts were sent - a 17% rise from the previous week. However some…

Some gamers are extremely successful; professional gamers can earn millions of dollars. However, not all video game players are powerful celebrity influencers. Regular gamers generally cannot afford to buy the game they want to play. Since…

Days after renowned Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi claimed to have lost money in an online scam, actor and former journalist Sohaila Charnalia (65) –was the victim of a cyber-fraud while attempting to resolve credit card issues.…