Fraudsters hack into Home Office website – Daily Telegraph
“Cunning computer hackers have hijacked the Home Office crime reduction website and used it to carry out an elaborate online scam.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: computer crime
Home Office backs e-crime overhaul – OUT-LAW.com
“Home Office ministers are poised to give the green light for the establishment of a central e-crime reporting and investigation agency in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Computer Misuse Act changes are delayed further – OUT-LAW.com
“Denial of service attacks will not be criminalised in England and Wales for another six months despite measures lying unused in existing laws since 2006. Changes to the Computer Misuse Act will not be activated until October.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
One lord leaping on the government’s IT flaws – The Guardian
“Lord Erroll, Secretary to the All Party Internet Group in the Lords, is a leading light in the movement to protect our security online.”
The Guardian, 10th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bank details ‘being sold for £5 on the internet’ – Daily Telegraph
“Bank account details are selling for as little as £5 as part of a thriving trade in stolen information on the internet, according to a report.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tories want new ‘cybercrime’ police unit – Daily Telegraph
“A new police unit to tackle ‘cybercrime’ is to be proposed by the Conservatives.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man faces trial over Facebook harassment – Daily Telegraph
“A man will become the first person in the UK to stand trial next month accused of harassing a woman on Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Web disconnection threat to downloaders – The Guardian
“Internet users who illegally share music could face having the plug pulled on their web connection after record labels yesterday called for new legislation to tackle digital piracy.”
The Guardian, 25th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British software pirate faces up to 10 years in jail – OUT-LAW.com
“A British man who was selling £12,000 software for £12 on eBay faces up to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to copyright infringement and will be sentenced in February.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Regina v Terrell – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
“A judge should not have imposed a sentence of imprisonment for public protection on an offender who downloaded indecent photographs of children on to his computer where a small, uncertain and indirect contribution to harm might be made by a repeat of his offence.”
The Times, 14th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Hackers force mass website closures – The Times
“Hundreds of websites have been shut down temporarily by one of the largest web hosting companies in Britain after the personal details of customers were stolen by computer hackers.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Cybercrime agency faces cuts as computer raid threats grow – The Times
“Staff cuts at the government agency that tackles cybercrime will leave British businesses vulnerable to attack from criminals and industrial espionage, experts say.”
The Times, 4th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Thousands of Britons’ bank details ‘for sale on the Web’ – The Independent
“The Information Commissioner launched an investigation yesterday after it was revealed that thousands of Britons’ bank details are available for sale on the internet.”
The Independent, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Get out of my Facebook – The Independent
“Millions of young people have made themselves vulnerable to identity theft as well as putting their future academic and professional prospects at risk by recklessly posting personal information on the internet, Britain’s privacy watchdog warns in a report published today.”
The Independent, 23rd November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brace yourselves for new wave of e-mail scams, say security experts – The Times
“Banks and security experts expect a wave of scam e-mails and bogus mailshots after the loss of the personal data of 25 million people.”
The Times, 22nd November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Hidden crime of ‘wi-fi tapping’: only 11 arrests but most of us are guilty – The Times
“More than half of computer users have illegally logged on to someone else’s wi-fi connection yet only 11 people have been arrested for the crime, an investigation by The Times has found.”
The Times, 15th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Chris Langham freed as judge accepts appeal – Daily Telegraph
“Chris Langham will walk free from prison later today after the Court of Appeal cut his sentence for downloading the most extreme kind of child pornography.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crime risk warning to users of social networking sites – The Independent
“One in four users of social networking sites unwittingly leave themselves open to crime by revealing personal details, it was claimed today.”
The Independent, 12th November 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Land Registry axes online deeds – BBC News
“The Land Registry is to remove online versions of scanned mortgage deeds and leases amid concerns that fraudsters have been accessing the documents.”
BBC News, 5th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Record industry pushes ISPs to cut off file sharers – The Register
“The record industry is pressing the UK’s ISPs for a deal that would see persistent illegal file sharers automatically booted off the net.”
The Register, 25th October 2007
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
