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Missed a news story? Here’s your chance to catch up! This is our archive of all news stories featured in the Personal and Business sections of knowthenet. The stories are listed in date order for ease of reference.

 
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Protect yourself from the top cyber scams of 2012
16/02/2012
Tags: Online dating, Online shopping, Scams, ThreatTest

Figures suggest that almost a quarter of people in the UK believe they have been affected by cybercrime in some way so it’s important to be up to speed on the latest techniques criminals are likely to use.

To help with this, we’ve taken a look at the online scams that are likely to make an appearance this year and the steps you can take to avoid them.

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Protect yourself from online scammers by taking the ThreatTest
23/12/2011
Tags: Cybercrime, ThreatTest

Recent reports of the effects of an email lottery scam highlight the need for us all to protect ourselves from such online hoaxes. 

It is estimated that these types of attempts to steal our cash could be costing a massive £3billion a year. It also seems that as the technology develops the methods cybercriminals are using are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

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How to protect yourself from a social engineering attack
12/07/2011
Tags: Cybercrime, Online safety, Online shopping, ThreatTest

Microsoft warned last week that hackers and scammers are increasingly turning to social engineering tactics in their attempts to steal private data such as passwords or banking details.

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