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UK Plc feels abandoned to cyber crime onslaught
News It will be supported by the National Fraud Reporting Centre, which will offer a single contact centre for the reporting of all fraud - including online, the National Fraud Strategic... [03 Nov 2008]
Police fraud centre ready for takeoff
News Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie of the Metropolitan Police Service, one of the architects of the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), has revealed pilots for the National Fraud Reporting Centre are due to kick... [02 Oct 2008]
Do you have what it takes to be an e-caped crusader?
News She added that current computer fraud investigations are unnecessarily lengthened by the lack of easy access to industry information, tying up already scarce resources. McMurdie also wants to establish a unit where... [01 Oct 2008]
Can £7m dent £105bn cyber crime menace?
News The PCeU will focus heavily on online fraud, particularly on cases reported to the National Fraud Reporting Centre. The unit will also train officers in local forces in dealing with high-tech crimes and... [01 Oct 2008]
'Broken: E-crime policing in the UK'
News Currently, low-level internet fraud, hacking and spamming attacks must be reported to local police forces. Michael is an enthusiastic supporter of the proposed Policing Central E-crime Unit (PCEU) and the National... [15 Sep 2008]
Watchdog demands data breach confessions
News The NCC, and its fellow European consumer watchdogs, want the proposed revisions to be extended so that all UK banks and businesses face a reporting requirement, claiming that because many smaller breaches go unreported by UK businesses,... [01 Sep 2008]
Are banks going soft on e-crime?
News Banks are failing to pass on information about online fraud to police, according to a House of Lords committee. The government has said it will review whether people could report online fraud directly to... [08 Jul 2008]
E-crime unit on track, says police chief
News It comes after Home Office minister Vernon Coaker told a House of Lords science and technology committee that the National Fraud Reporting Centre (NFRC) could take the lead on co-ordinating e-crime investigations... [13 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Customers who have become a victim of fraud following the attack are being asked to contact their credit card provider. Security groups say the attack highlights the need for laws governing companies' response to... [11 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News It also warns of bank accounts being taken over by fraudsters tricking call centre workers, a 37 per cent rise in the cost of phone, internet and mail order fraud and the threat from chip and PIN devices being modified... [06 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News Soca has also sent out 46 alerts to UK business, which included 11 alerts to UK financial institutions detailing more than 46,000 online account details that had been compromised by phishing and virus attacks, a system for UK call... [15 May 2008]
National fraud reporting centre to arrive next year
News A national centre to co-ordinate strategy for combating fraud in England and Wales should be in place by next year. The Attorney General's Office for England and Wales (AGO) wants a National Fraud... [28 Apr 2008]
UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent
News Sandra Quinn, director of communications at Apacs, said in a statement: "Although online banking fraud losses fell last year the fraudsters clearly aren't giving up. Online banking fraud losses decreased... [16 Apr 2008]
UK businesses: No one cares about cyber attacks!
News Virus-related equipment failure or data loss affected 19 per cent of businesses surveyed, credit card fraud affected 11 per cent, theft of PC/laptop eight per cent, hacking seven per cent and four per cent or less were... [09 Apr 2008]
UK a hotbed for cyber crime
News The most commonly reported crime was auction fraud but they also included non-delivery of purchases, credit/debit card fraud, computer intrusions, spam or unsolicited email and child... [08 Apr 2008]
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