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Student wins 'email lottery'

Student wins 'email lottery'

NEWS

18-year-old computer science student Adam Tonks was the latest 'winner' of a an innovative email lottery called "The Listserve" which saw the student have the chance to write an email ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 13th 2012 at 10:40PM
Aviva sacks 1,300 staff in email cock up

Aviva sacks 1,300 staff in email cock up

NEWS

The investment division of Britain's second largest insurer, Aviva, accidentally fired the entire company's 1,300 staff in an embarrassing email cock-up.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 23rd 2012 at 2:42PM
Spam sees sudden decline

Spam sees sudden decline

NEWS

The amount of spam emails to be sent out have seen a sudden fall, after an expected surge over the Christmas period failed to appear.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jan 5th 2011 at 11:06AM
Facebook to announce email service?

Facebook to announce email service?

NEWS

Facebook is due to reveal a number of changes to its messaging system today, including a new full-blown email service, reports suggest.

by Nicky Trup
on Nov 15th 2010 at 10:31AM
BT admits sending unsecured customer data to ACS:Law

BT admits sending unsecured customer data to ACS:Law

NEWS

The details of 500 PlusNet users which were leaked online were sent to anti-piracy solicitors ACS:Law in an unsecured document, BT has admitted.

by Nicky Trup
on Sep 29th 2010 at 1:22PM
Personal data of 8,000 more Sky subscribers leaked

Personal data of 8,000 more Sky subscribers leaked

NEWS

The private details of 8,000 more Sky broadband customers who have allegedly illegally shared files have appeared on the internet.

by Nicky Trup
on Sep 28th 2010 at 2:01PM
ACS:Law in hot water over leaked ?porn sharers? list

ACS:Law in hot water over leaked ?porn sharers? list

NEWS

Intellectual property rights solicitors ACS:Law could be fined up to £500,000 for leaking the personal data of thousands of Sky broadband customers.

by Nicky Trup
on Sep 28th 2010 at 10:32AM
Anti-piracy law firm hacked

Anti-piracy law firm hacked

NEWS

ACS Law, the law firm that is best known for sending out hundreds of letters to internet users demanding recompense for alleged file sharing, has had its email servers hacked.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Sep 27th 2010 at 10:51AM
RIM may allow India to monitor Instant Messenger

RIM may allow India to monitor Instant Messenger

NEWS

Research in Motion has reportedly allowed the Indian Government to access its Instant Messenger service.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Aug 17th 2010 at 11:54AM
FBI investigates iPad security breach

FBI investigates iPad security breach

NEWS

The FBI has opened an investigation into a security breach that exposed the contact details of some iPad owners.

by Nicky Trup
on Jun 11th 2010 at 1:29PM
iPad suffers large data breach

iPad suffers large data breach

NEWS

A hacker group called Goatse Security has succeeded in acquiring the email addresses of a large number of AT&T subscribers thanks to a security hole in the iPad.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Jun 10th 2010 at 11:56AM
Email is most popular scam method

Email is most popular scam method

NEWS

73 per cent of adults have received a scam email in the past year, making it the most common scam approach, research has found.

by Nicky Trup
on Feb 2nd 2010 at 3:23PM
Google Mail targeted by scammers

Google Mail targeted by scammers

NEWS

Google has confirmed that its Gmail service has been targeted by an "industry-wide phishing scheme".

by Nicky Trup
on Oct 6th 2009 at 2:16PM
Hotmail passwords posted online

Hotmail passwords posted online

NEWS

Microsoft has confirmed that the passwords of some of its Hotmail users were posted to a website, but had since been taken down.

by Nicky Trup
on Oct 6th 2009 at 9:56AM