Virginia Mercury

New UVA research recommends gun violence prevention strategies for state, local governments

New qualitative research from University of Virginia professors and law students explores contributing factors to youth gun ...

Four-year-old boy youngest victim of online grooming, data shows

The NSPCC, which asked UK police forces for data, said tech firms must do more after Snapchat, WhatsApp and Instagram were ...

Boy, 4, victim of online grooming as offences reach record high

The NSPCC described the figures, which show an almost doubling of such crimes over the past eight years, as "deeply alarming" ...
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Cybercrime as a Service: SIM Swap Scam Shuttered in Europe, CEO of Kidas Comments on the Extensive Fraud, Shares How to Avoid SIM Swap Traps

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam ...

Scammers are staking out Americans' front doors in a wily new debit card scheme — here’s what they’re after and how to protect yourself

Scams on the Internet are big business. Consumers reportedly lose more than $10 billion annually to them, and every year ...