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Lord West urges e-mail snooping crackdown
3rd March 2011Ministers must do more to stop internet service providers (ISPs) snooping on private e-mails without consent, an ex-cyber security minister has said.
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UK cyber crime costs £27bn a year - government report
17th February 2011Cyber crime costs the UK economy £27bn a year, the government has said.
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Cyber attacks 'acts of war' - Sir Richard Mottram
16th February 2011A cyber attack by one state on another could be considered an "act of war", Tony Blair's former top national security adviser has said.
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Stuxnet virus targets and spread reveale
15th February 2011A powerful internet worm repeatedly targeted five industrial facilities in Iran over 10 months, ongoing analysis by security researchers shows
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Warning over cashpoint crooks
14th February 2011Police have issued CCTV images in a warning over cashpoint crooks who are tricking bank customers out of hundreds of pounds
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Europe's virus victims revealed
8th February 2011Almost one third of internet users in the European Union caught a PC virus despite the majority having security software installed, statistics show.
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Scams awareness month - February 2011
4th February 2011Scams Awareness Month is running from 1 February to 28 February. The campaign aims to increase awareness and understanding of scams to help stop people from getting scammed.
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UK decides to opt in to EU-wide cyber security plan
3rd February 2011The UK is to opt in to a European Union directive to tackle the "real and growing" threat posed by cyber crime.
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Fraud costs UK economy '£38bn a year'
27th January 2011Fraud costs the UK economy £38bn a year, with more than half of that suffered by the public sector, according to official estimates.
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