Category: Internet
UK sees surge in catphishing, claims report
A new study shows the United Kingdom is experiencing an unprecedented surge in romance scams this summer. Victims from the United Kingdom lost a record €104 million to romance scams over the last 12 months, up from €68 million in 2020. Romance scams – also known as ‘catphishing’ – are when criminals create fake online profiles to trick online love seekers out…
1 in 3 Brits rarely or never read Ts and Cs online
A poll of 2,000 UK adults found more than one in three (36 per cent) admit to rarely or never reading Ts and Cs online before accepting them. And of those who do, 38 per cent spend a mere 30 seconds or less scanning through. Nearly a third (31 per cent) simply can’t be bothered…
5 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe Online
In conjunction with web hosting experts at Fasthosts we give our top five tips for keeping children safe online this Easter... We know that children’s online safety is among a parent’s biggest priorities, and it’s incredibly important to keep children out of harm’s way when using the internet. Due to the past year of homeschooling,…
1 in 3 internet users unaware online content may be false
Image: Ofcom.org.uk More than a third of internet users are unaware that online content might be false or biased, according to new Ofcom research. It reveals that 30% of UK adults who go online (14.5 million) are unsure about, or don’t even consider, the truthfulness of online information. A further 6%…
Internet penetration worldwide reaches 66%
According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, internet penetration worldwide will reach 66% by the end of Q1 2022. North America and Europe remain the only regions with an internet penetration rate of about 90% among their population. North America leads the world in internet penetration rate with 93.4%. The US and Canada…
Deepfakes are so perfect and so dangerous
Fraud or extortion are the main risks of deepfake You are probably thinking about fake news. Yes, deepfakes are part of this group. However, this concept goes beyond just reporting fake news. It is a technological tool that can manipulate information at record levels. If you want to find out a…
Two thirds of Brits worried about spread of ‘fake news’
Two years into the pandemic and with misleading news, images and video flowing in fast from the Russia-Ukraine war, research shows that 65 percent of Brits are concerned about the spread of fake news. The UK is in the top three countries in Europe who reported being the ‘most concerned’ about the spread of fake…
VPN demand in Russia surges in wake of war
According to in-house aggregated Atlas VPN user data, Virtual Private Network (VPN) installs in Russia have surged by 1,906% in the last few days. "VPN demand surged in Russia as authorities restricted Facebook and Twitter over the weekend in a bid to control the flow of information from its invasion of Ukraine," Top10VPN told Reuters. Russia banned…
The Rise of E-Learning: Should you Enrol in an Online Course?
The e-learning trend has exploded in recent years, with this market being worth $165 billion in 2015, rising to $182 billion by 2017 and set to be worth a massive $240 billion by 2023. Why has e-learning suddenly become so popular? An easier question would be: why didn’t it become more popular sooner? E-learning has…
8 Wordle alternatives – including Absurdle and Mathler
Wordle is the latest new online puzzle game to take the world by storm, proving so popular that it was recently acquired by the New York Times for an estimated seven-figure fee. Its popularity is due largely to its simplicity. The online brainteaser challenges users to guess a five-letter word within six tries, with no clues whatsoever…