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28/03/2009	Credit card details freely available on web
	The credit card details of up to 19,000 British shoppers have been made freely available on the internet. Full Story>> The Telegraph
16/03/2009	EU fights huge increase in web child abuse
	The number of child sex abuse websites in Europe has soared and the violence shown has become more extreme, the European commission and Europol, the European police agency, warned yesterday. Full Story >> The Guardian
25/02/2009	Justice Secretary Jack Straw falls victim to Nigerian email fraudsters
	The phones began to ring in Jack Straw's constituency office late last week, and the questions that the callers asked were always the same: was the Justice Secretary really stranded in Africa with no wallet? And did he really need $3,000 to get home? Full Story >> Timesonline
18/02/2009	Citizens and security in Europe: innovative partnerships for regional results (12/02/2009)
	LOCATION Offices of Watson Burton, Newcastle SPEAKER Caroline Flint DATE 12/02/2009 Minister for Europe Caroline Flint made a speech on 'Citizens and Security in Europe: Innovative Partnerships for Regional Results' at the Offices of Watson Burton Law firm, Newcastle, 12 February 2009. Full Story >> Foreign & Commonwealth Office
11/02/2009	Malicious insider attacks to rise
	The world's biggest software maker has warned companies to expect an increase in "insider" security attacks by disgruntled, laid-off workers. Microsoft said so-called "malicious insider" breaches were on the rise and would worsen in the present downturn. Full Story >> BBC News
11/02/2009	Obama begins cybersecurity review
	A review of how well the US thwarts spies and malicious hackers has been started by President Barack Obama. The wide-ranging review is set to last 60 days and takes in all the "plans, programs and activities" of official US cyber security efforts. The end result will be a strategy to improve the way the US defends itself against net-borne threats. While campaigning, President Obama likened net risks to the threat of nuclear or biological attack. Full Story >> BBC News Channel
02/02/2009	Cybercrime threat rising sharply
	The threat of cybercrime is rising sharply, experts have warned at the World Economic Forum in Davos. They called for a new system to tackle well-organised gangs of cybercriminals. Online theft costs $1 trillion a year, the number of attacks is rising sharply and too many people do not know how to protect themselves, they said. Full Story >> BBC News Channel
28/01/2009	UK will not legislate on piracy
	The UK's Intellectual Property minister David Lammy has said the government will not force internet service providers to pursue file sharers. There had been mounting speculation about government legislation on the issue as the music industry steps up its fight against the pirates. Full Story >> BBC News
27/01/2009	Police tackle internet knife gangs
	Hundreds of weapons have been taken off the streets of Glasgow six months after police started using the web to crack down on gang violence. Young trainee officers at Strathclyde Police search social networking sites for pictures of people posing with weapons, mainly knives. Full Story >> Newsbeat
28/08/2008	Hackers prepare supermarket sweep
	Self-checkout systems in UK supermarkets are being targeted by hi-tech criminals with stolen credit card details. A BBC investigation has unearthed a plan hatching online to loot US bank accounts via the checkout systems. Full Story >> BBC News
19/05/2008	What makes a cyber criminal?
	Cyber crime - internet banking and credit card fraud - is now the fastest growing sector of global organised crime, increasing at a rate of about 40% per year. With Brazil thought to have by far the largest number of cyber criminals, Misha Glenny, reporting for the BBC World Service's How Crime Took On The World, went to meet some of those trying to profit from the $100bn (£51bn) industry. Full Story >> BBC News