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Police Arrest Six Over £1m Phishing Scam
The Metropolitan Police have busted a phishing ring that defrauded students of £1 million
Police Shutter 2,000 Fraudulent Shopping Sites
Fake e-commerce sites defrauded shoppers of millions of pounds ahead of Christmas buying season
Cyber-Crime Data Slips Through The Met
Cyber-crime data is lost because victims refuse to report breaches, Metropolitan Police told Commons
A Day In The Life Of Sussex Police Webcam Action
Sussex Police is offering a 24 hour live video streaming broadcast of its "bobbies on the beat"
West Yorkshire Police Accused Of Copyright Theft
Forensic telecoms expert claims West Yorkshire Police stole its software and sold copyright data on
Facebook Bigot Jailed for Eight Months
Stephen Birrell of Glasgow is sent to prison for sectarian abuse aimed at Catholics and Celtic fans on Facebook.
Dutch ISP Hits Spamhaus With Police Complaints
A Dutch ISP has filed two police complaints against Spamhaus, telling eWEEK Europe that its CEO is "nuts"
Committee Report Labels Police ICT Unfit For Purpose
A report from MPs has warned the police’s ICT is detrimental to crime prevention and is not fit for purpose
Police Score More Arrests In Hunt For Hackers
The Met's e-Crime unit has bagged two more suspected 'hacktivists' and charged a further two
Police Launch Crime Fighting iPhone App
Surrey Police have launched an app helping the public to report crimes and monitor police activity
RIM Blog Hacked After Police Offered BBM Access
As London burned, Team Poison hacked RIM's Inside BlackBerry blog to protest against company helping police
Lulzsec Suspect Named And Charged With SOCA Hit
Scottish teen Jake Davis charged with attacking police SOCA site, but is he Lulzsec's spokesman Topiary?
Police DNA Database Will Retain ‘Innocent’ Profiles
Home Office minister James Brokenshire has admitted to broken promises of police DNA data erasure
ICO Censures Lancashire Police For Data Breach
Lancashire Police, formerly the haunt of ex-Met boss Paul Stephenson, has been cited for breaching the DPA
Home Office To Create Police ICT Procurement Company
Home Secretary Theresa May is to create a company that specialises in IT procurement for the police
Lulzsec Is Poisoning Anarchism And Whistleblowing
WikiLeaks exposed information and Anonymous attacked copyright moguls. Peter Judge asks, what is Lulzsec's justification?
Alleged Hacker Remanded In Custody
Police continue to question alleged hacker, 19-year-old Ryan Cleary; Lulzsec says he is not one of them
Police Launch National Crime Database
A new database that brings together intelligence from police forces around the UK could speed up investigations
SOCA Website Back Up After Lulzsec DDoS Attack
UPDATED: the Serious and Organised Crime Agency is back online after a hit by hacktivists Lulzsec's 'Operation Anti-Security'
German Pirate Party Servers Seized By Police
The German branch of the Pirate Party, which campaigns for civil rights on the Internet, has been raided
Met Police Adopts Online Procurement Tool
The Metropolitan Police is to utilise an online procurement website to help it procure goods and services
Police Software May Track Innocent, Say Privacy Groups
The Metropolitan Police's purchase of GeoTime tracking software will be misused, warn privacy groups
Scottish Grandmother Convicted Of File-Sharing
58-year-old Anne Muir has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of illegally sharing music
Police Raid Hits Google Office In South Korea
Police have raided the South Korean office of Google investigating the search engine's use of location data
Library Vandal Gets Face-booked By The Police
A Portsmouth half-wit denied that he flooded a Portsmouth public library - until his Facebook log was produced
Police Make New Arrest In Anonymous Probe
The police have made an arrest of a person suspected of being involved in the pro-WikiLeaks DDoS attacks
Police Promise Rapid Identification Of Stolen Phones
Phone thieves beware, as the police now have the ability to quickly identify stolen mobile phones
Tayside Police Puts Bobbies On The Tweet
Community police officers in South Perthshire will use Twitter to help prevent crime
Google Refuses Police Request For Street View Image
Google is refusing to give police access to a Street View image that shows thieves stealing a caravan