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Instagram paid follower scams can cost you more than your money
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Instagram paid follower scams can cost you more than your money

Instagram paid follower scams promise quick popularity, instant credibility and effortless growth. However, many “cheap followers” and “real engagement” promises lie fake accounts, phishing pages, stolen credentials and payment traps that exploit Instagram users.

UK Water Supplier Fined Nearly £1 Million After Hackers Roamed Networks for Almost 2 Years
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UK Water Supplier Fined Nearly £1 Million After Hackers Roamed Networks for Almost 2 Years

A UK water supplier has been fined £945,000 after regulators found cybercriminals had access to its systems, exposing sensitive customer data, for nearly two years before they were discovered. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced this week that it had levied the penalty against South Staffordshire Plc and South Staffordshire Water Plc following a 2022 ransomware attack that compromised the personal data of hundreds of thousands of customers. Key takeaways * UK regulator

Gambling among boys: 9 insights every parent should know
Family Safety

Gambling among boys: 9 insights every parent should know

A report from Common Sense Media, “Betting on Boys: Understanding Gambling Among Adolescent Boys,” reveals something many parents don’t expect: more than one in three boys are already gambling before they’re old enough to vote. For today’s boys, gambling doesn’t start in casinos or betting shops. It shows up in the games they already play, in the sports content they follow, and in the videos that appear in their feeds. Loot boxes, skin betting, fantasy leagues, and “just for fun” wagers blur th

ClickFix: When the victims help the hackers
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ClickFix: When the victims help the hackers

Increasingly, cyberattacks no longer rely on sophisticated malware exploits or zero-day vulnerabilities. Instead, they depend on something far more predictable and much easier to exploit: people making mistakes.