‘Twitter hack’ criminals targeted home working employees on a VPN connection

The ‘Twitter hack’ in July, that let criminals access famous accounts, was caused after home working employees were tricked into handing over their login details.   Verified accounts belonging to users such as Elon Musk, Apple and Joe Biden were used to share scam posts promoting the virtual currency Bitcoin during the hack. Home working Twitter … Read more

Masked gang armed with machetes, axes and bats smash up house and car in terrifying targeted attack

Masked gang armed with machetes, axes and bats film themselves smashing up house and car in terrifying targeted attack At least a dozen thugs swarm detached home in leafy village of Church, Lancs. Front windows were smashed in, TV set destroyed and BMW left badly damaged Footage posted anonymously on social media and viewed some … Read more

The targeted radiation beam helps cancer patients swallow

A new technique can help patients undergoing radiotherapy for throat cancer retain the ability to swallow normally — a development that could benefit around 12,000 people in the UK who are diagnosed with head and neck cancers each year. Treatment usually involves surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and can be successful, with up to 90 per … Read more

Under-21s targeted as money mules: Criminals hire university students to transfer dirty money

Surge in student ‘money mules’: Criminals using social media to hire under 21s for dirty money transfers By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 29 September 2020 Criminals are using social media to hire university students as ‘money mules’ The number of youngsters being recruited … Read more

Justice Department brands NYC an ‘anarchist jurisdiction’ targeted for defunding 

The Justice Department declared New York City, Portland and Seattle as ‘anarchist jurisdictions that can have federal funding ripped away for failing to clamp down on violence according to its criteria.  It listed the three cities as among those ‘that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable … Read more

Alex Scott is targeted by racist trolls over Sue Barker replacement A Question Of Sport suggestion

Alex Scott has been targeted by ‘awful trolls’ on social media after she was tipped to be in the running to replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport. The former England and Arsenal footballer, 35, was rumoured to have secured the gig on Wednesday after the after Sue, 64, was axed as host after … Read more

Russian state-backed hackers ‘targeted Joe Biden’s campaign’

Russian state-backed hackers have been targeting Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for the last two months, it emerged last night.  The hackers targeted staff at campaign strategy firm SKDKnickerbocker – which is working with Biden and other leading Democrats – but failed to gain access to the company’s networks, sources said.    ‘They are well-defended, so there has … Read more

EasyJet boss JOHAN LUNDGREN says targeted approach to quarantine is too little, too late 

The reason I chose to move to the UK – a nation built on trade, openness and connectivity – more than a decade ago to work in holidays and aviation was because the travel sector here was the most vibrant and exciting in the world. Regional airports were well-served and London was the leading travel … Read more

Novak Djokovic calls for support for US Open line judge targeted by trolls for his disqualification

‘She’s done NOTHING wrong at all’: Novak Djokovic urges his fans to leave the line judge involved in his US Open disqualification alone after she is bombarded with threats by trolls mocking her son’s death By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 08:35 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 08:37 BST, 8 September 2020 Disgraced Novak … Read more

Facebook slams Apple’s move to limit targeted advertising in iOS 14

Facebook claims privacy changes in the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system will cripple app makers’ ability to make money from targeted advertising. iOS 14, which will be released in the autumn, will require apps to ask users for permission to collect and share data using Apple’s device identifier. Facebook and other ad networks … Read more