The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to invest £4.5m ($7m) in protecting British citizens from fraudulent activity online, it has been announced. (more…)

Phishing attacks saw a dramatic increase in December according to one group of researchers, with cyber criminals looking to capitalise on the seasonal increase in Christmas shoppers. (more…)

Online gadget site Gizmodo was forced to apologise earlier this week after it was revealed that some banner advertisements on the site were infected with malicious software. (more…)

Nigeria is undertaking a huge crackdown on internet scammers in a plan to take the country out of the world’s top ten for online scams. (more…)

There are more than a billion people worldwide who are now logging on to browse the web. People use the internet for all kinds of things; to stay in touch with family on the other side of the world, to do their Christmas shopping, not to mention those who work in the online industry. (more…)

We all know the scene. You open up your email account and the first job that’s presented to you is to wade through the latest collection of spam emails in an attempt to find a message of any value at all.

You’ve probably also thought to yourself on more than one occasion “who actually buys this stuff?” Of course, there must be somebody who responds to these messages, that’s why you’re getting them right? (more…)

A third of computer users have admitted to responding to spam email messages, according to a new report. (more…)

Online scammers are taking advantage of the global economic downturn and targeting those who have been affected by the recession, according to a new report. (more…)

Security experts are warning computer users to be prepared for potential spam and phishing attacks following the surprise death of pop star Michael Jackson. (more…)

Facebook users are being warned to be vigilant after it was revealed that Nigerian scammers are infiltrating user accounts in an attempt to extort thousands from “friends”. (more…)