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The Foreign Office has apologised for ‘unprofessional and unacceptable language’ used by officials in internal emails about Harry Dunn’s bereaved family. Documents showed a number of ‘upsetting’ communications criticising his relatives and their media campaign. One email sent in reaction to a call by the teenager’s mother for Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to resign in … Read more
Fake texts from fraudsters pretending to be Royal Mail and emails impersonating the likes of Microsoft, UPS and car park operators were among the scams which tried to catch Britons out over the festive period. This is Money asked for readers’ experiences after we reported how phishing emails which pretended to be from the courier … Read more
Federal prosecutors are said to be looking into making a legal request for Rudy Giuliani’s emails. The investigation into Donald Trump’s personal attorney is ‘very active’, NBC reports. Sources tell the network prosecutors for the Southern District of New York have spoken about getting access to his electronic communications. New York prosecutors need the approval … Read more
Motorists are being increasingly targeted by scam artists trying to steal their money or personal information via texts, emails and phone calls. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency says it has seen a 603 per cent jump in fraudulent activity in the last 12 months and warned drivers to be alert to the deceitful tricksters … Read more
A US judge has ordered tech giant Google to reveal the emails of a Russian oligarch’s son as part of a huge legal fight, dubbed as Britain’s biggest ever divorce battle. The emails are from Temur Ahkmedov, the son of billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov. The oil and gas magnate was ordered to pay £450million as part … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded 65 cases of coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Most are among people working from home, but at least five confirmed cases worked on the premises and were in contact with one another, according to an internal email obtained by The Associated Press. The … Read more
A flurry of emails about Hunter Biden and his international business dealings emerged just hours before Thursday’s third and final presidential debate – with Joe Biden’s family certain to play a starring role in President Trump’s attacks. Many of the documents show Hunter Biden jealously apprising the value of his family name in contacts with … Read more
US intelligence officials have confirmed Iran is responsible for a series of threatening emails targeting Democratic voters this week, as they revealed Russia is also playing its part to meddle in the presidential election. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Wednesday identified the two countries as foreign actors that ‘have taken specific actions to influence … Read more
Authorities are investigating emails sent to Democratic voters across the United States claiming to be from the Proud Boys and demanding that they ‘vote for Trump’ or else. The threatening emails have been reported by residents in Alaska, Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania – all but Alaska are highly contested states for the election. They appeared … Read more
The ‘buy now, pay later’ service Klarna is to be investigated by the UK’s data protection watchdog after it sent out marketing emails to people who had never even used it before. The Information Commissioners’ Office said it was ‘making enquiries’ into the £8.22billion Swedish firm with 8.6million UK customers after receiving more than 90 … Read more