police

Police Confirm VTech Hack Arrest

You are nicked my son! Man held for hacking offences after last month's breach of VTech database

9 years ago

Japanese Police Get Dedicated Drone Takedown Squad

Nuisance drones could soon find their rotars clipped after Japanese police creates a dedicated drone takedown squad

9 years ago

French Police Looking To Ban Tor Network And Free Wi-Fi

Crackdown on insecure and unsecured networks follows Paris terrorist attacks last month

9 years ago

Police Arrest Welsh Youth For TalkTalk Hack Blackmail

Arrests just keep coming as another youngster is arrested for last month’s damaging cyberattack

9 years ago

New York DA Targets Smartphone Encryption

Manhattan District Attorney on collision course with tech giants after call for weaker encryption

9 years ago

Google’s Self-Driving Car Pulled Over By Police

Smart vehicle stopped in Mountain View...for driving too slowly on roads near Google headquarters

9 years ago

MPs To Probe TalkTalk Hack As Police Arrest Fourth Suspect

Police arrest fourth TalkTalk hack suspect as Committee of MPs announces launch of formal investigation

9 years ago

Police Hit Users Of DroidJack Malware

Authorities raid homes across Europe of users of Android smartphone tracking malware DroidJack

9 years ago

Police Forces ‘Need To Do More’ To Tackle UK Cybercrime

TechUK report calls for technology industry and police to work closer together to tackle cybercrime

9 years ago

Online Voyeur Sentenced For Webcam Hacks

Creep alert. Stefan Rigo hacked webcams using BlackShades malware and spied on couples having sex

9 years ago

Greater Manchester Police Website Suffers DoS Attack

Police website knocked offline for several hours following denial-of-service attack

9 years ago

The Prophet McAfee: How 37m Sexual Deviants Handed World’s Data To Hackers On A Plate

Ashley Madison users are now prime targets for blackmail, warn security experts

9 years ago

Fake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone Users

British mobile users revealed to be under survelliance from police and other forces using fake mobile phone towers

9 years ago

Police Dismantle Gang Selling Hooky Cisco Gear

You're nicked! Three members of a gang importing and selling counterfeit Cisco products have been arrested

10 years ago

Police Chief Warns ‘Terrorist Friendly’ Tech Firms

Britain's top anti-terrorism policeman launches extraordinary attack on unnamed tech firms

10 years ago

Met Police To Replace Core IT System

The Metropolitan Police Service is set to begin procurement of an integrated system to replace its core IT functions

10 years ago

Man Arrested For Filming Football Matches With Drone

The ultimate cheap seat! Man charged after drone was used to film a number of English premiership football matches

10 years ago

Met Police Says Tablets Save Officers One Hour Every Shift

Met Police wants to expand trial of Vodafone 4G-enabled tablets after success in the field

10 years ago

NCA Arrests 57 Suspects In Cybercrime Clampdown

National Crime Agency arrests dozens in cybercrime clampdown on suspected hackers and other online criminals

10 years ago

Ramnit Botnet Crime Ring Taken Down By Europol

Euro cops shut down botnet that infected 3.2 million computers in order to steal banking information

10 years ago

Staffordshire Cops To Get Tablets In £500,000 Rollout

The devices are intended to reduce the time spent in police stations filling out paperwork

10 years ago

Lizard Squad Hacker Arrested In London

A man linked to the Lizard Squad has been arrested amid reports of a second arrest in Finland

10 years ago

Police Must ‘Learn How To Support Cybercrime Victims’

'Sluggish' police are trying to catch today's criminals with yesterday's tactics, according to critics

10 years ago

Vodafone Blames ‘Human Error’ For Handing News UK Phone Records To Police

ICO investigates after Vodafone accidentally sends more than a thousand phone records to the Met who wanted details of just…

10 years ago

West Yorks Police Use Galaxy Note 3 To Speed Up Crime Reports

Samsung provides West Yorkshire Police with Samsung Galaxy Note 3 devices equipped with custom applications

10 years ago

Police Admit Seized Mobile Phones Are Being Remotely Wiped

A report suggest smartphones and tablets taken in as evidence are being remotely wiped

10 years ago

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

10 years ago

Dubai Police Force Gets Google Glass To Help Fight Crime

Judge Dredd-esque look will give officers facial recognition software to identify criminals

10 years ago

Interpol Opens Cybercrime Base, Partners With Kaspersky, Trend Micro

New Singapore facility will help Interpol tackle cybercrime

10 years ago

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

10 years ago