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Chinese woman convicted in UK over £5.5bn bitcoin scam

The case is said to be the single largest cryptocurrency seizure in the world.

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YouTube to pay $24.5m to settle Trump lawsuit over Capitol riot

The streaming giant is the last company to settle with the president after suspending his account in the wake of the 6 January attack in 2021.

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Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal

EA is known for making best-selling games such as EA FC, The Sims and Mass Effect.

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‘You’ll never need to work again’: Criminals offer reporter money to hack BBC

Reporter Joe Tidy was offered money if he would help cyber criminals access BBC systems.

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Nursery hackers threaten to publish more children’s profiles online

The criminals say they will share 30 more profiles along with 100 employees’ data if a ransom is not paid.

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Facebook and Instagram to get £2.99 UK subscription fee to stop ads

Subscriptions for user opting not to see personalised ads on its platforms will start from £2.99 a month for UK users.

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Microsoft cuts off some services used by Israeli military unit

The tech giant said its products were not intended to be used for mass surveillance of civilians.

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Children’s names, pictures and addresses stolen in nursery chain hack

Experts have condemned the hack as an “absolute new low” for cyber-crime.

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Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study claims

Research suggests that 30 out of 47 Instagram safety tools for teens were “substantially ineffective or no longer exist”.

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Man arrested in connection with airport cyber-attacks

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 40-year-old man was arrested in West Sussex.

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