Sextortion scammers are using frighteningly simple tricks to target Australian children. The tech giants have “blood on their hands”, the family of one victim claims.
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Sextortion scammers are using frighteningly simple tricks to target Australian children. The tech giants have “blood on their hands”, the family of one victim claims.
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Kids have access to both a vast online world and prepaid Visa cards. It’s a combination that could be costly if you’re a parent – but lucrative if you’re a cybercriminal.
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The grieving aunt of the 15-year-old girl who was catfished by a former police officer implored parents to monitor their children's online activity. This is what online safety experts say about protecting children from catfishing crimes, which have ensnared people for years.
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Slowly I realised that my financial knowledge couldn’t compete with the maniacal proselytising of my son’s favourite YouTuber. Then I had an idea.
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Many parents install apps onto their kids' phone to restrict their online activity, especially if it may be dangerous. But a lot of personal data requested by the apps is sold to third parties.
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Six tips on how to check out that latest online threat that's targeting your children. How you can easily tell if it's real or just another hoax?
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'I had no idea that Âgambling could be an addiction like smoking, drinking or drugs.'
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Scams on the internet cause more damage, especially because it is your kids that are at the other end of the fraud. Simply speaking, children have a higher propensity to be scammed.
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Snapchat, the app that sends and then automatically deletes pictures, doesn't actually delete them.
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A five-year-old boy ran up a £1,700 bill on his parents' iPad in just ten minutes.