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Bribery and Corruption

Corruption: UK issues first sanctions under new anti-corruption regime

10 May 2021 9:17 AM • Anonymous member

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Counterfeit and Forgery

Intellectual Property: How to tackle intellectual property crime

04 May 2021 7:55 AM • Anonymous member
Fakes: Forger ran fake passport factory from his attic

26 Apr 2021 9:47 AM • Anonymous member

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Crime and Policing

PCC: Labour's Simon Foster declared new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

10 May 2021 9:16 AM • Anonymous member
PCC: ‘Nowhere is action needed more than in Bristol’: calls for Avon and Somerset’s next police and crime commissioner to get tough on financial crime

10 May 2021 9:09 AM • Anonymous member
PCC: Scammers will thrive unless response is overhauled, warns Police and Crime Commissioner

10 May 2021 9:04 AM • Anonymous member

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Data

Data Breach: Egypt, Italy and US most affected in Facebook leak

19 Apr 2021 9:05 AM • Anonymous member
Data Breach: Facebook data leak could be outside scope of GDPR

12 Apr 2021 10:57 AM • Anonymous member
Data Security: Facebook ducks calls to apologise over huge data leak

12 Apr 2021 10:12 AM • Anonymous member
Data Breach: FatFace sends controversial data breach email after ransomware attack

29 Mar 2021 9:50 AM • Anonymous member

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Frauds

Identity Fraud: Secure Identity Alliance offers guidance on passport fraud

10 May 2021 9:23 AM • Anonymous member
Election Fraud: Scottish Election results 2021: A possible case of electoral fraud is being investigated by police at the Edinburgh count

10 May 2021 9:20 AM • Anonymous member
CEO Fraud: Business email compromise more costly than most other fraud attacks combined

10 May 2021 9:07 AM • Anonymous member
Pension Fraud: Pension Fraud Scams: Warning after Nottinghamshire victim lose thousands in fraud incidents

04 May 2021 9:08 AM • Anonymous member
Ticket Fraud: You are being warned of a scam if planning a holiday or festival this year

04 May 2021 8:58 AM • Anonymous member
Election Fraud: Your vote is yours alone – protect it at the elections, says Rushcliffe Borough Council

04 May 2021 8:57 AM • Anonymous member

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Law and the Justice System

Legislation: Online Fraud Must be Dealt With, Westminster Told in Open Letter

10 May 2021 9:12 AM • Anonymous member
Courts: HMCTS weekly management information during coronavirus - March 2020 to March 2021

19 Apr 2021 9:08 AM • Anonymous member

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Private Sector

Business: How can we tackle Covid support fraudsters?

10 May 2021 9:22 AM • Anonymous member
Business: Finding fraud is at the heart of audit reform

10 May 2021 9:13 AM • Anonymous member
Employee: Suspended sentence for Portadown woman who pocketed over £5,000 from employer through debit card refunds

04 May 2021 9:01 AM • Anonymous member

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Research, Survey and Statistics

Fraud Measurement: E-commerce Fraud Expected to Rise 18% In 2021 New Research Finds

10 May 2021 9:08 AM • Anonymous member

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Charities

Charity Fraud: Children’s cancer charity founder jailed for defrauding more than £200k from organisation

04 May 2021 9:07 AM • Anonymous member

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Counter-Fraud

Whistleblowing: FCA launches campaign to encourage individuals to report wrongdoing

04 May 2021 9:10 AM • Anonymous member
Fraud Prevention: MP joins calls to force internet giants to tackle scams

04 May 2021 9:00 AM • Anonymous member
Fraud Risk Management: Accelerating the fight against financial crime

26 Apr 2021 9:34 AM • Anonymous member
Fraud Risk Management: Accountancy Europe: toughen the financial reporting ecosystem against fraud

26 Apr 2021 9:14 AM • Anonymous member

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Cybercrime

Cyber Attacks: Sophos: How timely intervention stopped a ProxyLogon attack

10 May 2021 9:11 AM • Anonymous member
Ransomware: Office 365 compromise likely led to Merseyrail ransomware attack

04 May 2021 9:03 AM • Anonymous member
Cyber Threats: Insights from the 2020 Cyber Coordination Groups

04 May 2021 7:57 AM • Anonymous member
Ransomware: Total cost of ransomware attack heading towards $2m

04 May 2021 7:53 AM • Anonymous member
Trojans: ToxicEye malware exploits Telegram messaging service

26 Apr 2021 9:45 AM • Anonymous member
Cyber Attacks: NCSC offers teachers free cyber security training

26 Apr 2021 9:43 AM • Anonymous member

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Financial

FCA: FCA confirms post-Brexit disclosure requirements for consumer credit firms

10 May 2021 9:21 AM • Anonymous member
Banking and Finance: Banks Routinely Denying Refunds to Victims of Fraud

10 May 2021 9:06 AM • Anonymous member

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HMRC

Tax: HMRC’s fraud hotline inundated with 91,000 calls in first nine months of pandemic

10 May 2021 9:25 AM • Anonymous member

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Legal Services

Firms: Trial set for “most serious allegations” made against solicitors in civil courts

10 May 2021 9:27 AM • Anonymous member
Firms: Partner fired for ‘topping up’ fees fairly dismissed, Court of Appeal rules

10 May 2021 9:26 AM • Anonymous member

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Public Sector

Fraud and Error: Pair arrested on suspicion of £3.4m furlough fraud

10 May 2021 9:15 AM • Anonymous member

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Scams

SMS: Hermes text latest 'smishing' scam following others from delivery companies Royal Mail, Yodel, DHL and DPD

10 May 2021 9:19 AM • Anonymous member
Bogus Callers: Doorstep scammers exploiting Covid-19 pandemic, says Which?

10 May 2021 9:09 AM • Anonymous member
Deception: 'Struggling' Chelmsford businessman found with 171 fake driving licences avoids jail following £250k O2 scam

04 May 2021 9:06 AM • Anonymous member
SMS: New bogus Royal Mail text message being sent out by fraudsters

04 May 2021 9:06 AM • Anonymous member
Letters: Warning after scam letters sent to businesses offering “covid air purifiers”

04 May 2021 9:02 AM • Anonymous member

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