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Anyone staying on top of their Windows updates may have noticed a few notifications over the last couple of months, particularly if they're using Google Chrome. 

Microsoft is trying its damnedest to sell us its rival web browser,...

Is Google your go-to search engine? Watch out - it could be a fake. A dummy site, ɢoogle.com, was originally picked up by The Next Web who found the odd link in their analytics (for more details, check out their article).

This fake site...

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 has now been passed, which means that 48 different organisations - from the Ministry of Defense to the Food Standards Agency - can now legally view your internet history, amongst other things. Unsurprisingly,...

If you haven't upgraded to Windows 10 yet, Microsoft has likely been reminding you (repeatedly) that you can upgrade to Windows 10 for free. However, its most intrusive notification yet will let you know that the free upgrade ends on July...

The latest hacking scam proves that pop up ads aren't a thing of the past. The advert pertains to be from your internet service provider (ISP), and looks so authentic that even security experts are almost falling for it.

The pop up features a...

Thanks to Microsoft's free upgrade, a fair few of us that were previously on Windows 7 or 8 are now using Windows 10. But if you're security conscious, you might want to turn a few of their default settings off - permanently.

If you head...

A lot of the phishing emails and calls people receive are made with the sole purpose of obtaining information from you in order to steal your identity.

What's the difference between identity theft, and identity fraud?

Identity theft is the...

An episode of Real Future has shown how easy it is for the digital lives of everyday people to be watched, hacked, and even stolen away completely.

In the video below, Fusion.net's News Director Kevin Roose visits ‘DefCon’ - a hacking...

What is Locky, and what does it do?

Locky is the latest addition to the ransomware library. It is usually downloaded through an email attachment as a word document which, when opened, looks like it is still encrypted. It then informs you to...

This post was written as part of Safer Internet Day. To find out more, visit http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/

For children between 13 and 18, the internet is likely a large part of their day to day lives. It's on their computer when...