Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says

The alert was sent to mobile phones across England and Wales last Friday The government has defended its decision to send an ...

Why didn’t I get the emergency Government alert on my phone?

MILLIONS of people across the UK received an emergency alert on their phone today. The alert was to warn people again the ...

Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say

The alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put vulnerable ...
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The government feared his phone could trigger nuclear war – the judge believed them

Prosecutors portrayed Kevin Mitnick as a hacker so dangerous that he could allegedly access America’s air-defense systems ...

Fact Check: No evidence emergency wildfire phone alert cost £3 million

The emergency wildfire alert sent to mobile phones in England and Wales ​on August 14 did not cost £3.5 million ($4.7 ...

Phone of Catholic Schools NSW boss could be seized by ICAC after weekend ‘surrender’

Operation Rosny is about to turn to explosive claims that fugitive Sydney developer Jean Nassif paid a $2 million bribe to ...
Opinion

Rob Shaw: B.C. cutting public access to decades-old government directory

The B.C. government is preparing to shut off public access to its online government directory, leaving taxpayers in the dark about who works for the province and the basic organizational structure of ...

Why did I get an alert on my phone? The Government emergency wildfire warning explained

MILLIONS of Brits have been sent an emergency alert warning them of the high risk of wildfires. The blaring signal raised ...

Consumers lose $2,000 on average to scam calls

The FTC estimates those who fall for the cell phone, text, or email scams lose an average $2,000 dollars. He says just don’t ...

Iran live updates: Tehran denies responsibility for new missile attack on UAE

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes ...
The Straits Times

ST Explains: How do scammers exploit government directories, and how can they be stopped?

SINGAPORE – An online directory containing the names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and job titles of Singapore public officers has been pared down in ongoing attempts to counter government ...

Wildfire alert backfires as public blocks all government warnings

The Government’s wildfire phone alert system has backfired as people rush to block all emergency warnings. On Friday, an alert was sent to millions of mobile phones warning that wildfires could be ...