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RSS fraud policeGov't pledges to take e-crime seriously
News A spokesman for the Home Office said: "No decision has been taken on the formation of an e-crime unit, but we will be considering how we take an overall approach to issues such as electronic fraud, and will be discussing these with a number of law... [26 Mar 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News Lemon warned that the internet was fuelling a rise in global credit card fraud and that the UK and the US were the targets. Her warning came as payment clearing industry body Apacs released figures showing that £532.2m was lost to card fraud in... [19 Mar 2008]
Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources
News Local police forces do not have the resources or expertise to deal with growing cyber crime and online fraud threats facing businesses today. One of the threats that needs a co-ordinated police response is online fraud, according to Tony Johnson... [18 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: An everyday tale of e-crime
Comment Identity fraud and cybercrime are of course difficult to investigate and because of the way they regularly cross international boundaries it's hard to get a conviction. My friend contacted his credit card company - because these days you don't... [13 Mar 2008]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News We need a national online fraud reporting centre and we need it now. Leading police officers, global cyber security chiefs and FTSE 100 companies are backing a new campaign by silicon.com for the creation of a dedicated UK national cyber crime... [12 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown - silicon.com launches national campaign
News silicon.com is today launching its e-Crime Crackdown campaign for a properly funded and dedicated national UK police unit to combat the growing threat of high-tech fraud and cyber attacks. Our e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a fully... [12 Mar 2008]
Tories: Time to wage war on cyber crime
News Describing the government policy towards e-crime as showing a "lack of clear leadership", shadow home secretary David Davis revealed Tory plans to create a police national cyber crime unit, a minister for e-crime, a fraud and cyber crime complaint... [06 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: Lords above!
Comment Their other suggestions included increasing resources for the police to deal with internet-based crime, and allowing victims of online card fraud to report to the police - rather than to the banks which seem reluctant to act in many cases. [27 Feb 2008]
Lords take fresh look at data security
News Other recommendations ignored included increasing resources and skills for the police to deal with internet-based crime and the reversal of the requirement that victims of online card fraud report the crime to their banks rather than to the police. [22 Feb 2008]
Taxman goes high-tech in fraud fight
News HMRC's law enforcement arm investigates and detects crimes involving tax fraud, smuggling and related issues, providing the intelligence needed for the prosecution of individuals in breach of UK law with regards to tax and duties. [13 Feb 2008]
Government reveals snooping figures
News Hundreds of UK public bodies are authorised to intercept individuals' communications, including the Ambulance Service and Fire Authorities, the British Transport Police, HM Revenue & Customs, Secret Intelligence Service, the Security Service, the... [30 Jan 2008]
Who's been reading your emails?
News She explained security is a big issue, with risks of confidential business information being leaked or of companies becoming victims or even perpetrators of fraud through the actions of staff. If someone is suspected of illegal activity the police... [30 Nov 2007]
Lost Revenue CDs 'worth £1.5bn to criminals'
News But Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said: "The police inform me that they still have no evidence or intelligence that this data has fallen into the wrong hands and no evidence of fraud or criminal activity. [29 Nov 2007]
Missing: 25 million child benefit records
News Darling said no individual will suffer any financial loss if they are innocent victims of fraud as a result of this security breach. A Metropolitan Police investigation into the missing discs is ongoing and Darling said police have no reason to... [20 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... McInternet, FON in the UK, safety first, e-fraud...
Comment Police get powers to demand data decryption What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [11 Oct 2007]
