Cyber Security
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Scammers Have Hijacked Your Year in Review
Your inbox is probably full of year-end roundups. Some are real. Most of them are absolutely bollocks. Scammers have worked out that December is basically open season on our attention spans. We’re expecting these “year in review” emails from Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, and whatever other platforms we’ve wasted our lives on this year. We’re primed…
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The Digital ID Handcuffs Are Already Being Locked In Place
How do they sleep at night? The following piece draws upon verified findings reported by journalist Andrew Orlowski in The Mail on 23 September 2025: “How a whistleblower passed me devastating proof Starmer’s dream of a digital ID card could allow hackers to extort billions from the British taxpayer.” The investigation confirmed that the government’s One Login system, the backbone of the…
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Why Digital ID Is a Serious Security Threat For All
This morning, I got another spoof email. One of those obvious scam attempts pretending to be from somewhere I’d recognise. What wasn’t obvious was the email address they sent it to: an admin@ address on one of my less common domains, one I only use for financial admin stuff like PayPal and Stripe. Not a…
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Why I Don’t Trust Freemium Security Plugins
Freemium broke my trust long before AI ever had the chance. A client messages me in a panic. Their WordPress site is apparently under “security risk”. Red badge, urgent tone, classic drama. The culprit? A freemium security plugin they’d installed themselves. It fires off an instant alert… then refuses to show what it’s actually found…
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The “Login Details Reminder” You Never Asked For
Your inbox is full of lies, and this one is a favourite: the fake “login details reminder” from a site you’ve never heard of, acting like it’s doing you a favour while trying to shaft you. It’s dressed up as a friendly nudge about your account, but the only “account activity” it cares about is…
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The Quiet Mess Behind “Smart” Doorbell Cameras
The tech companies want you to believe your fifty quid door camera makes you safer. In reality, you might be installing a 24/7 surveillance device for other people’s benefit, handing out free intelligence to burglars, and feeding a data machine that knows more about your life than your neighbours do. This isn’t tinfoil hat stuff.…