Huge €220m yacht belonging to a WhatsApp co-founder visits Spain’s Costa del Sol
MEASURING 100 metres in length, and 16 metres wide, the Moonrise is the kind of yacht that is only within the reach of the super-rich
Guardia Civil investigating new case of AI pornography involving minors in Spain’s Mallorca
THE Guardia Civil is investigating a fresh case of the use of artificial intelligence to create pornographic images involving minors. That’s according to sources close
Spain’s police make 65 arrests in bust of cybercrime gang using the ’Hi Mum!” scam
IT is a scam that is being used around the world, and that can catch out even the most vigilant citizen. Known as “Hi Mum!”,
The Olive Press is now on WhatsApp: Sign up here to receive the latest news from Spain directly to your mobile
THE Olive Press is today launching its WhatsApp channel, making it even easier to stay informed about everything happening in Spain. By following a few
Police in Spain identify 11 minors suspected of making and sharing deep-fake naked photos of female classmates
POLICE investigators in Extremadura have identified 11 minors who are suspected to be behind the creation and distribution of a number of deep-fake naked pictures
Waitress in Spain denounces sexism of potential employer who demanded photos of her cleavage
A WAITRESS in Spain has denounced a potential employer for demanding that she send him photos of her, including her cleavage, before considering her for
Online sexual groomer of children faces 285-year jail sentence in Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE prosecutors want an online sexual groomer of children to be jailed for 285 years if convicted of 42 charges. The 37-year-old man used social
Pervert pretends to be Justin Bieber fan to trick girl into sending him nude photos in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia man, 60, has plead guilty to grooming a girl by pretending to be a fan of pop star Justin Bieber in a ruse
Spain’s Iberia airline warns of scam messages offering free tickets
SPANISH airline Iberia has warned of a “high number of warnings” in recent days of fake messages circulating on WhatsApp purporting to offer free tickets
Man jailed after teenage boy commits suicide following hundreds of WhatsApp threats in Spain’s Castellon area
A Castellon Province man has been given a ten-year jail sentence after a teenage boy committed suicide due to constant harassment via the WhatsApp messaging
CYBERCRIME ALERT: Latest WhatsApp scam alerted by Spanish police
SPAIN recorded more than 305,000 cybercrimes last year, 2021, according to the Statistical Crime System (SEC). The theft of personal data on the Internet is
Paedophile in Spain gets massive 686 years in jail after being convicted of 227 crimes against children
THE Madrid Provincial Court handed down a 686-year jail term on Tuesday to one of Spain’s most notorious paedophiles after he abused 98 children. 31-year-old
Right-wing weapons collector who made WhatsApp death threats against Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez, is jailed
A 66-year-old right-wing gun enthusiast from Catalunya has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after making threats to kill Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. The National Court
Woman snubbed by Costa Blanca court in Spain over ex-boyfriend posting sex image on WhatsApp
A woman’s battle against a vindictive ex-boyfriend who posted a photo of her vagina on WhatsApp has again ended in failure at an Alicante court.
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp crash globally
FACEBOOK, WhatsApp and Instagram are offline after their servers crashed globally. Users have had to take to rival platform twitter to complain that they can’t
Benidorm man records sex video on Spain’s Costa Blanca and posts it on WhatsApp without woman knowing
A Benidorm man has been arrested for distributing a video on WhatsApp of him having sex with a woman he met at a night club.
COVID hoax message tricks people into queuing outside a mass vaccination centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN estimated 150 people were hoaxed by a phone message telling them that they could go and get a COVID vaccination in Denia last night(April
DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE: Whatsapp message warning of imminent lockdown in the Valencia region is a hoax
The measure has not yet been announced or approved
WhatsApping while driving will lose you SIX POINTS from licence, under new DGT plans
WHATSAPP messaging while behind the wheel will soon see drivers lose six points from their licences. The new measures by Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT)
Social media giant blocks Podemos days before election in Spain
The left-wing party had been using Whatsapp to connect with tens of thousands of supporters and deliver campaign messages ahead of April 28
PUT IT DOWN: More fines handed out for using mobiles than drink driving in Spain’s Malaga
Some 3,344 offenders were fined between January and August this year
Police foil Franco supporter’s plot to assassinate Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
The 63-year-old painted himself as a martyr, writing in the WhatsApp group, 'I am willing to sacrifice myself for Spain'
Spain’s San Fermin bull running festival gets underway
Pamplona town hall has been fighting to reassure women that the festival is safe to attend
Parents allowed to read kids’ Whatsapp messages, court rules in Pontevedra
The judge ruled that there was a legal clash with Article 154 of the country’s civil code, relating to parental responsibilities.
You can now track your friends on WhatsApp in controversial new feature
YOU can now track your friends on WhatsApp as they move around on a personalised map. The new feature, similar to Snapchat maps, is meant
Spanish teenagers arrested for disturbing Halloween animal torture video
The group were also planning to snatch a random girl on Halloween and torture her