Following on from the posts over the last couple of weeks about the “business like” nature of the cyber criminals, here is an article following the money. 74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers – BBC News Globalised Threat of Ransomware – it is time to think about joining …
Here is a positive move the Government could make to improve child safety online
Go after Roblox (and any other Big Tech) and make them shut this type of activity down: Roblox: The children’s game with a sex problem – BBC News It still does not mean I think the Draft Online Safety Bill will solve all these problems.
Revenge Cyber Criminal Jailed
They do get caught and punished – Adam Georgeson is going to prison for 21 months. Adam Georgeson: IT technician jailed for revenge cyber-attacks – BBC News
Identity Theft – a case study
The BBC has an article about the identity theft again the novelist Joe Dunthorne. Instagram failed to act on identity theft, says novelist – BBC News I think the most important thing to come out of the article is the sheer difficulty in communicating with Big Tech. They all favour …
AirTags – at last Apple does something positive for privacy
Apple is taking steps to make the use of its AirTags for illicit purposes harder. Although displaying a warning when the device is first set up, about the use of the devices for unauthorised tracking may be illegal in some countries, will probably be completely useless as a deterrent if …
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