Why games need to protect children from grooming
Are video games firms doing enough to protect children from online grooming?
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Instagram extends self-harm ban to drawings
Instagram has pledged to remove images, drawings and even cartoons showing methods of self-harm or suicide.
Gradient: is the celebrity lookalike app safe?
An app that tells you what celebrity you look like is the latest viral face recognition trend.
Instagram introduces new tool to help prevent phishing attacks
Sorting the genuine from the fake emails
Whatsapp bug allows hackers to hijack phones with bizarre gif
Users of the messaging app should update to the latest version to protect their privacy
OCTOBER Cyber Scam Newsletter
In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Thomas Cook refund scams, student tax scams, fraudulent prize emails and google calendar invite scams!
Sadfishing: Social media trend threatens young people's mental health, report warns
A social media trend called ‘sadfishing’ is harming the mental health of children and leaving them vulnerable to grooming online, a new report says.
Barclays issues warning to university students, as number of under-21s recruited as money mules nearly doubles
New data from Barclays reveals that under-21s being recruited as money mules increased by 97 per cent between 2016 and 2018.
BBC launches 'digital wellbeing' Own It app for children
The BBC has created a "wellbeing" smartphone app called Own It aimed at children.
Govt urged to crackdown on 'gambling' loot boxes in games like FIFA
Following a length inquiry into "addictive technologies" that included eviedence from the studio behind online multiplayer phenomenon Fortnite, the digital, culture, media and sport committe (DCMS) has said that more measures are needed to protect vulnerable people.
Sexual grooming crimes soar by a third as paedophiles turn to Instagram
Number of grooming incidents taking place on Instagram more than doubles in 12 months, says NSPCC.
Facebook accidentally leaks phone numbers of 419 million users.
The phone numbers of hundreds of millions of facebook users have been discovered online.