Cybercrime

The chair of the City of London Police Authority Board has warned that tackling economic crime “can’t be done in silos”.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/world-is-breeding-endlessly-innovative-cyber-criminals-warns-police-authority-chair/

Tens of thousands of motorists could be at risk of identity theft and online fraud after one of Britain’s biggest car dealers was hit by a major cyber attack.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/drivers-warned-about-identity-theft-after-car-dealers-giant-arnold-clark-is-hit-by-cyber-attack/ar-AA16BOLI

Are you worried about falling victim to online scams and attacks? If so, you are not alone, as 81% of Brits fear fraudulent attacks, according to the NCSC.

https://www.techdigest.tv/2022/12/scam-website-alert-expert-reveals-7-warning-signs.html

Prevention of Fraud in Travel fears cost of living crisis will lead to an increase in criminal activity in 2023

https://www.travolution.com/news/travel-companies-issued-high-alert-warning-over-rise-in-cyber-fraud/

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) welcomes written evidence for its new inquiry into ransomware. The Integrated Review identified ransomware – a type of cyber extortion – as one of the most “pernicious forms of cybercrime”, and the 2021 National Cyber Strategy described it as “the most significant cyber threat facing the UK”.

https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/2958/

London’s Metropolitan Police, City of London Police, British Transport Police and the mayor’s office have jointly launched a new Cyber Resilience Centre for the capital city to combat rising levels of cyber crime.

https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/mayor-and-police-join-forces-against-sme-cybercrime/

An arrest was made by Police Scotland in London after the elderly man was defrauded in May.

https://news.stv.tv/north/man-arrested-and-charged-after-aberdeen-pensioner-89-falls-victim-to-cyber-fraud

GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has set out the cyber security protocols for construction joint ventures working on infrastructure projects.

https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/gchq-sets-out-cyber-security-protocols-for-construction-jvs/

The last few months have shown indications that the ransomware landscape may be shifting. The first is a change in tactics from threat actors, who are increasingly moving away from encrypting data to exfiltrating it. Concurrently, there are signs that victim organisations are becoming less likely to pay ransoms. 

https://www.marsh.com/uk/services/cyber-risk/insights/ransomware-landscape-appears-to-be-shifting.html

More and more people around the world pay for goods and services online. The convenience of shopping by phone or other devices is obvious, but what about the potential downsides?

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/fraud-cybercrime-financial-business/