4 h. ago City exec was attacked and had her hair ripped out in clumps in a restaurant toilet after mimicking the mobile phone call of a woman in the next cubicle

Marzena Grabiec (pictured), 30, had allegedly been repeating parts of a fellow diner's phone call in a mocking tone, at Lebanese restaurant Comptoir Libanais on November 7.

Society

8 h. ago City exec was attacked and had her hair ripped out in clumps in a restaurant toilets after mimicking in a high voice the mobile phone call of a woman in the next cubicle

Marzena Grabiec (pictured), 30, had allegedly been repeating parts of a fellow diner's phone call in a mocking tone, at Lebanese restaurant Comptoir Libanais on November 7.

Society

9 h. ago Five ways criminals are trying to access money through your mobile phone

Free protection service from O2 is flagging 50 million scam and nuisance calls each month.

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10 h. ago Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details

David Yambio, founder of Refugees in Libya, urges international criminal court members to have phones checked A prominent activist in Italy has warned the international criminal court that his mobile phone was under surveillance when he was providing the ICC with confidential information about victims of torture in Libya.A report released on Wednesday by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which tracks digital surveillance of members of civil society, has confirmed that David Yambio, the founder of an organisation called Refugees in Libya, was targeted by mercenary spyware. The attack occurred at a time when he was in communication with The Hague, he said. At least one attack took place around June 2024, researchers said. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Ontario’s provincial police force could be using Israeli spyware, report finds

Report on ‘possible links’ raises questions about extent and scope of Canadian authorities’ use of cyber weaponsResearchers have uncovered “possible links” between Ontario’s provincial police force and an Israel-based military-grade spyware maker called Paragon Solutions, raising questions about the extent and scope of Canadian authorities’ use of cyber weapons.The new findings were published by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which tracks and identifies digital threats against civil society, and come three years after a parliamentary committee in Canada called for Ottawa to update the country’s privacy laws in the wake of press reports that the national police force was using spyware to hack mobile phone devices. No laws were ever passed to address the controversy. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Man saw wife being killed with hammer by son in chilling Ring doorbell footage

Frederico Canuzo attacked his mother Chintzia McIntyre, 48, dozens of times with a claw hammer and the attack was recorded and sent to his stepfather's mobile phone

Events

3 d. ago Child's heartbreaking answer that shows how mobiles have ruined lives of a generation

There are currently 987,000 16 to 24-year-olds at a loose end, neither in education or employment, a quarter of them complaining of precarious mental health.

Society

3 d. ago Hiker eaten alive by grizzly bear was 'doomed' after relying just on his senses

Lance Crosby wanted to be at one with nature, choosing to rely on his senses rather than carry bear spray or his mobile phone, but that decision ended up being his tragic downfall

Politics

3 d. ago As cyberwarfare threat looms, cashless Nordic nations go back to banknotes | Miranda Bryant

Nordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national securityIn 2018 a former deputy governor of Sweden’s central bank predicted that by 2025 the country would probably be cashless.Seven years on, that prediction has turned out to be pretty much true. Just one in 10 purchases are made with cash, and card is the most common form of payment, followed by the Swedish mobile payment system Swish, launched by six banks in 2012 and now ubiquitous. Other mobile phone payment services are also growing quickly. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rory McIlroy answers the call after a spot of mobile phone interference

Northern Irishman round in 67 after clash with spectatorGlover, Spaun and Villegas lead the way at SawgrassRory McIlroy opted to let his golf clubs do the talking. A wondrous approach to the 18th, setting up a birdie for an opening round of 67, emphasised the Northern Irishman’s ability to create his own storyline.Social media descended into typical frenzy in the buildup to this Players Championship after McIlroy was heckled by an aspiring golfer during a practice round at Sawgrass. Video footage showed McIlroy removing the intemperate spectator’s mobile phone beside the 17th tee before the individual in question was ejected by security. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago The O2, Three, Vodafone and EE price rises ting all mobile phone customers next month

Phone contract prices go up every April but changes will be different this year due to new rules by Ofcom

Economics

6 d. ago Martin Lewis issues urgent advice to anyone who uses mobile phone for banking

Martin Lewis has issued urgent advice to anyone who uses mobile phone for banking.

Politics

6 d. ago Female prison officer 'smuggled drugs behind bars for convicted murderer lover'

Abigail Laidlaw was arrested after police found messages on her mobile phone which "clearly indicated" she was in a relationship with Troy Beckford who was jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of Kieran McGrath

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6 d. ago Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to anyone with a mobile phone to use a five digit code for protection

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to anyone with a mobile phone, urging them to take action immediately to protect their handset from being accessible if it is stolen

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6 d. ago Martin Lewis urges mobile banking customers to 'protect' their money with easy changes

Martin Lewis has warned that mobile phone theft is on the rise and thieves are increasingly using the devices to access people's online banking and personal data

Economics

7 d. ago Martin Lewis issues urgent mobile phone warning to people with online banking

The consumer champion is urging people to change one common notification setting to help protect their money.

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7 d. ago Boy caught taxi driver filming him in toilets at Odeon cinema

Daniel Albertina was caught in the act filming a teenager on his mobile phone underneath the walls of a cubicle.

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8 d. ago London Standard Crime Editor Explains What Is Driving Phone Snatching Crime Wave

London Standard Crime Editor Explains What Is Driving Phone Snatching Crime Wave  Yahoo News Canada

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8 d. ago Shocking rate of mobile phone snatches in London revealed as thefts soar

Met police figures show criminals took 70,137 devices last year - an average of 192 a day

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