Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days – it's weekly roundup time.

Monday 1 October 2018

• How to have that difficult “stay safe online” conversation with your kids
• You gave your number to Facebook for security and it used it for ads
• Monero fixes major ‘burning bug’ flaw, preventing mass devaluation

Tuesday 2 October 2018

• The Facebook dilemma – stick it out or pack it in? [PODCAST]
• Hackers demand ransom from hijacked Instagram influencers
• Lock screen bypass already discovered for Apple’s iOS 12
• Suspect forced to unlock iPhone with his face
• Students swap data for coffee at cashless cafe

Wednesday 3 October 2018

• NSA staffer takes top-secret hacking tools home ‘to study’, gets 66 months
• Update now: Adobe fixes 85 serious flaws in Acrobat and Reader
• Hacked Fortnite accounts and rent-a-botnet being pushed on Instagram
• Google’s new rules for developers make Chrome extensions safer for all

Thursday 4 October 2018

• Setting up a Mac for young children
• Cop charged with selling phone tracking service on dark web
• Facebook finds “no evidence” attackers accessed third-party apps

Friday 5 October 2018

• Prison smuggler busted by his own drone camera
• Wi-Fi versions to get names people can actually understand
• Facebook doubles cooling off period to cash in on your FOMO
• Google’s Intra app secures older Androids with encrypted DNS

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