The body-worn video cameras are to be rolled out to 22,000 officers across London's 32 boroughs
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Twitter Data Will Be Used To Tackle LA Hate Crime
An $800,000 grant has been awarded to the University to create a social network powered hate speech detecting system
Government Cracks Down On Illegal Phones In Prisons
Government gets powers to blacklist phones it thinks are being used by criminals behind bars
ONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past Year
Office for National Statistic report shows that one in ten people are victims of fraud or cybercrime
Facebook Live: Important New Witness To Crimes
NEWS ANALYSIS: You can run but you cannot hide from a ubiquitous social network like Facebook - especially now that it enables users to broadcast live video at any time
Apple Cranks iOS Encryption In Face Of FBI Flak
All iOS applications will be required to use Secure HTTP by the end of this year, with a few exceptions
FBI Says Suspect iPhone Password Reset Was Deliberate
Investigators would have needed to crack the shooting suspect's iPhone even if its iCloud password hadn't been reset, the FBI has said
These ‘Hack-Proof’ RFID Chips Could Stop Your Cash Being Stolen
MIT researchers have created RFID chips, which they believe will vastly improve security of credit cards, key cards and warehouse goods
Tinder And Grindr Increasingly Linked To Reports of Rape And Violent Crime
Alleged crimes connected to dating apps have increased by 700 percent since 2013
Apple: Investigatory Powers Bill Would ‘Weaken Security’
The controversial surveillance bill would put users' communications at risk from hackers, Apple has argued in a submission to Parliament
The Robot ‘Jailed’ For Buying Ecstasy Online Is Back
Random Darknet Shopper robot was kept in police custody for three months, but now it's randomly buying goods on Dark Web again
Government To Bolster Prison Mobile Blocking Tech
A £1.3bn investment in prisons is to go in part toward blocking mobile devices used to import drugs and organise crimes
EU Plans Cryptocurrency Clampdown Following Paris Attacks
Bitcoin could come under scrutiny following concerns about terrorism funding
Amazon, eBay ‘Liable’ If Ignore VAT Fraud
Campaigners say the government must take action against online VAT fraud worth billions of pounds a year
Microsoft Azure Fires Shots At AWS With Taser Customer Win
TASER will integrate Evidence.com and Axon camera systems with Microsoft Azure cloud platform and Windows 10 devices
Intel Shines Light On Dark Web Activity
Intel shines a light on murky underworld of the cybercrime economy, where stolen data is regularly brought and sold
Cybercrime Is Now Britain’s Most Common Criminal Offence
Inclusion of more than seven million cyber offences pushes British crime rate up 70 percent, ONS figures reveal
Malware Creator Jailed For Infecting More Than Half a Million Computers
Alex Yucel jailed for almost five years after stealing computer users' personal data in 100-plus countries
Robot That Bought Ecstasy On Dark Web Freed By Police After Three Months
The Random Darknet Shopper had bought 10 yellow pills containing 90mg of ecstasy each as part of artists' experiment
Lizard Squad Hacks Lenovo Website And Intercepts Emails
Lenovo's main corporate website compromised in apparent revenge for Superfish adware
Police Must ‘Learn How To Support Cybercrime Victims’
'Sluggish' police are trying to catch today's criminals with yesterday's tactics, according to critics
How Much Will Cybercrime Cost Us In 2015?
Orlando Scott-Cowley, director of technology marketing at Mimecast, looks back on the Target and Home Depot cyber attacks, and asks what the future cost of cybercrime will be
MPs Withdraw Backing From Post Office Fraud Row Mediation Scheme
More than 140 MPs said they can no longer support the Post Office's mediation scheme for sub-postmasters who say computer systems caused them to be wrongly accused of fraud
Hacker Pays To Avoid 440 Year Prison Sentence
No brainer of the day? A hacker in Texas pays $10,000 to avoid a possible 440-year prison sentence
First ‘Online Murder’ Could Happen By The End Of The Year
The Internet of Things could turn out to be a killer, Europol report warns
Dubai Police Force Gets Google Glass To Help Fight Crime
Judge Dredd-esque look will give officers facial recognition software to identify criminals
Mapping And Analytics Software Helps Police Weed Out Cannabis Farms
Crimestoppers announces 20 percent increase in information on cannabis cultivation following summer Scratch and Sniff campaign
One In Four UK Consumers Have Fallen Victims To Smartphone Thieves
You are most likely to get your phone stolen in a pub between 12pm and 5pm
Cameron Calls For ‘More Action’ Against Online Child Abuse Images
The government is to convene a summit with leading Internet companies, including search engines and ISPs, on how the industry can take more direct action against abusive online imagery
Online Fraud Takes $525m Toll On US Consumers
Online automobile fraud topped the list of Internet crime complaints reported by US citizens last year