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Midlothian police make online protection a top priority as sextortion cases rise

Many of the perpetrators of the online blackmailing scams are carrying out the crime from abroad making them hard for police to trace or take action against

Edinburgh Live

Safer Internet Day: The online scams still catching people out and how to spot them

An Garda Síochána have warned of the most common online frauds and scams catching people out

Irish Mirror

Government looking to boost powers of Computer Misuse Act

Proposed new powers include the ability for law enforcement agencies to seize IP addresses and domains.

The Independent UK

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What is Safer Internet Day and how can I stay safe online?

The annual day is on February 6 and raises awareness of how to stay safe when surfing the web

Evening Standard

TikTok users have had their data stolen by Chinese intelligence, former CIA boss claims

The former US secretary of state says that every user of the app has had their data stolen by the Chinese intelligence service

Wales Online

Commentary: Nuclear threats? Climate change? What catastrophe will lead to doomsday?

If you needed a reminder that all is not well with the world, the Doomsday Clock moved forward once again in January. It’s now set for 90 seconds until midnight — closer to doom than ever before.

Los Angeles Times

Blow to Morgan Advanced Materials as cyber-attack to cost millions to deal with

The 166-year-old firm warned the attack meant some of its IT systems were irrecoverable

Evening Standard

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Medibank hit with class action over data hack

Health insurer Medibank has been hit with a class action claim launched on behalf of customers affected by a major data theft last year.

AAP

Firefighter applicants at risk as cyberattack deepens

Criminals might have stolen private information from firefighter applications as the full extent of personal data stolen in a cyber hack becomes clear.

AAP

Biden expected to assail Silicon Valley Big Tech in State of the Union address

President Joe Biden will reportedly attack Big Tech in his State of the Union address Tuesday in a bid to unite lawmakers in Washington concerned about the industry’s unprecedented influence and impact on all facets of American life.

Tribune News Service

Phony cybersecurity regulation

Episode 441 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason

Warning to Irish parents after sexual images end up in primary school kids' Snapchat group

Some of the kids found the images disturbing and spoke up to their teachers

Irish Mirror

Greg Abbott announces plan to ban TikTok on Texas government devices to stop ‘security risks’

Plan also singles out WeChat and Kaspersky

The Independent UK

Gov. Abbott announces plan to ban TikTok on all state-issued devices in Texas

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday a statewide plan to ban TikTok on state-issued devices.

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Dating app assaults brought before top law officers

Australia's attorneys-general have been tasked with coming up with new reforms to address sexual violence stemming from dating apps.

The Independent UK

Florida hospital taking expectant moms, delaying surgeries

A major hospital system in northern Florida is seeing clinic patients again, days after a security problem forced it to take its network offline

Irish Mirror

Cybersecurity expert warns of scams targeting Facebook and Instagram accounts

While many people have become wary and educated on what to look out for, criminals have been developing new ways to trick victims

Reuters

No evidence global ransomware hack was by state entity, Italy says

Global ransomware activity that targeted thousands of computer servers in Italy and other countries was probably the handiwork of criminal hackers and not a state or state-like entity, the Italian government said on Monday.

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Wales Online

The latest Facebook and Instagram scams and how to avoid them

Social media users need to be constantly on their guard

Daily Mirror

Delete TikTok from your phones to keep your data safe from hackers, says MP

Tory Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a “tech totalitarian state”

ABC News

The Loop: Chinese 'message' in spy balloon act, blaze guts Melbourne temple, Kyrie Irving traded, and can Beyonce become the Grammys' GOAT? — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

Reuters

Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability

Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware ESXi servers, Italy's National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems.

Daily Record

Warning as experts say that your smart speaker is 'always' listening

While smart speakers are convenient tools, they can open the door to some unwanted hassle.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Microsoft Says Iranians Hacked France's Charlie Hebdo

US computing giant Microsoft said Friday that it had identified Iranian state actors as those behind the recent cyberattack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Clint Watts, the general manager of Microsoft's Digital Threat Analysis Center, said that the hackers, who called themselves "Holy Souls," were Iranian cybersecurity firm Emennet…

Bangkok Post

Novel pact expected to create village digital volunteers

The Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with nine organisations to create digital volunteers to promote accessibility and understanding of digital technology for local communities nationwide.

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