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Whatsapp users beware: Scam messages that appear to come from friends contain dodgy links to hijack your phone
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 2.2.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | privacy, threat, WhatsApp
Summary | WhatsApp has been a target of attack from scammers; users receive texts that appear to be coming from friends and that contain links to hijack your phone. People are then redirected to a fake website where they are offered a voucher and are asked to register. If users register personal details such as name, e-mail address, and phone number, they can end up with malware on their phone.
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Bullying police officer, 30, who attacked his 22-year-old girlfriend and sent her vicious WhatsApp message saying she was a 'n*****-loving c***' faces losing his job
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 22.6.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, texting, threat, WhatsApp
Summary | A police officer attacked his girlfriend, sent her abusive WhatsApp messages, and destroyed her smartphone. He now faces the end of his career.
Image Description | Photograph of police officer Bobby Cooper and photograph of the Metropolitan Police headquarters,
Image Tags | male(s)
'Snowden' filmmaker Oliver Stone warns Pokemon Go is creating a totalitarian world filled with robot-like people
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 22.7.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | game, privacy, smartphone, social media, threat, virtual reality
Summary | The game Pokemon Go has become so popular that it has overtaken major social media in number of active users. Oliver Stone spoke about the smartphone phenomenon as 'a new level of invasion' that could potentially lead to totalitarianism and a culture of surveillance. Internet giants are tracking everyone's online behavior, especially through the game Pokemon Go.
Image Description | Photograph of Oliver Stone, photograph of three male children looking at their smartphone, photograph of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and photograph of Edward Snowden
Image Tags | male(s), smartphone
Munich shooter's meticulous planning revealed: Teenager researched shooting sprees and even hacked into a Facebook account to lure children to McDonald's before murdering nine
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 23.7.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, threat, youth
Summary | Munich killer created a fake Facebook account to lure children to the McDonald massacre. Sonobly spent months planning his murder; he was obsessed with mass murders. For instance, his Whatsapp profile picture was a picture of Anders Breivik, the Norwegian mass murderer. Sonobly hacked Selina Akim's Facebook account and posted a message saying that there would be free food at the McDonald's restaurant near the Olympic stadium at 4pm.
Image Description | Photograph of the fake Facebook account, portrait of the killer, and several pictures of the massacre site.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), male(s)
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