Meta asked to protect users from costly social media scams
June 20, 2023
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Recent forecasts have revealed that households in the UK are set to lose a total of over £250m 2023 as a result of various scams
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Online scam ads to be tackled with new proposal
March 9, 2022
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As part of a newly updated plan, search engines like Google and social media sites like Facebook could soon have to prevent paid scam ads
What is SEO poisoning?
November 9, 2021
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In recent months, researchers have noticed a rise in “black hat” search engine optimisation (SEO) being used for malicious purposes, in a
Facebook fails to remove painfully obvious scam page
September 17, 2021
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If you see something inappropriate on Facebook, the only way to get it removed is to report it and wait for Facebook to zap it.
Search engines may face fines for scam adverts
May 11, 2021
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce plans for a new Online Safety Bill, which will regulate the internet, during the
How to prevent your site being attacked
November 12, 2020
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There are plenty of threats out there on the web, from phishing scams to malware, but the threat doesn’t stop when you have your own
The dangers behind this ‘harmless’ Facebook post
July 8, 2020
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There is a post being shared round Facebook at the moment which not only seems harmless, it’s also seemingly helping people to promote their business
Google reports spike in phishing scams
April 21, 2020
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Google has reported that scammers have been sending more than 18 million hoax emails to Gmail users about the coronavirus pandemic on a daily basis.
Spam alert: Facebook group post offering free laptops
October 21, 2019
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We have written about dodgy spam posts in Facebook groups before. Previously, it was the company Beeloans, as they used spam posts pretending to be
