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Crime News Archive
Date: 18th April 2008
Subject: InfoSecurity 2008 - New defence strategy in battle against e-crime (Computer Weekly)
Link: http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/18/230345/infosecurity-2008-new-defence-strategy-in-battle-against.htm

Date: 11th April 2008
Subject: Police snub over crime (The Sheffield Star)
Link: http://www.thestar.co.uk/doncaster/Police-snub-over-crime.3973372.jp

Date: 9th April 2008
Subject: Yorkshire business chiefs burdened by £1.2bn 'hidden cost' of crimes (Yorkshire Post)
Link: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Yorkshire-business-chiefs-burdened-by.3961031.jp
Date: 9th April 2008
Subject: Business Crime Higher in Humber (BBC News)
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7339169.stm
Date: 11th January 2008
Subject: Warning on stealthy windows virus (BBC News)
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7183008.stm
Date:
3rd January 2008
Subject:
Cyber thieves target social sites (BBC News)
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Date: 3rd January 2008
Subject: Tougher data laws needed (BBC News)
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7168588.stm
Date: 2nd January 2008
Subject: Boom times for hi-tech criminals
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7154187.stm
Date: 20th December 2007
Subject: Smashing the criminals e-bazaar
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7084592.stm
Date: 19th December 2007
Subject: Tracking Software put on Laptops (BBC News)
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7151632.stm
Date: 30th November 2007
Subject: Arrests made in ‘botnet’ crackdown (BBC News)
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7120251.stm
Date: 30th November 2007
Subject: Google searches web's dark side (BBC News)
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6645895.stm
Date: 29th November 2007
Subject: Anti Climb paint backed
Link: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Anticlimb-paint-backed.3534078.jp
Date:
12th November 2007
Subject: Churches to tackle metal thefts
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7090385.stm

Date: 20th October 2007 – BBC News
Subject: Task force targets metal thefts
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7053890.stm
Date: 19th October 2007 – BBC News
Subject: Wi-Fi security system is ‘broken’
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7052223.stm
Date: 18th October 2007 – The Register.co.uk
Subject: Fasthost Customer? Change your password now
Link:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/fasthost_police_hack_investigation/
Date: 17th October 2007 - BBC News Website
Subject: Thieves target 55-tonne machine
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7048664.stm
Date: 19th September 2007 - OUT-LAW News
Subject: People are biggest threat to IT security, says Deloitte
Link:
http://www.out-law.com/page-8483
Date: 3rd September 2007 - OUT-LAW News
Subject: Mobile workers don't care about security, says Cisco
Link:
http://www.out-law.com/default.aspx?page=8436
Date: 17th September 2007 - BBC News
Subject: High-tech crime is big business
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6998068.stm
Date: 17th September 2007 – The Times
Subject: Criminals sell credit card details online for 25p
Link:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article2469139.ece

Date: 16th September 2007 – The Metro
Subject: Crime cyber kits on sale for just £25
Link:
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=66328&in_page_id=34

Date: 14th September 2007 – Techworld.com
Subject: Insiders overtake viruses as biggest security worry.
Link:
http://security.itworld.com/4337/070914threat/page_1.html

Date: 6th September 2007 - C4 Article
Subject: Cyber crime wave hits Britain
Link:
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/cybercrime+wave+hits+britain/770147

Date: 5th September 2007
Subject: Cybercrime committed every 10 seconds - Metro News Article
Link:
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=64912&in_page_id=34

Date: 15th August 2007 – The Star
Subject: Big business frauds on rise
Link:
http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/Big-business-frauds-on-rise.3110715.jp

Date: 10th August 2007 - BBC Podcast
Subject: Victims of cyber crime, a former hacker and the police discuss how to combat web fraud.
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6940000/newsid_6940000?redirect=6940045.stm&news=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&asb=1

Date: 13th June 2007 – The Star
Subject: Companies targeted by gangs of thieves
Link:
http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/Companies-targeted-by-gangs-of.2948174.jp

Date: 12th June 2007 - AXA Press Release
Subject: Business Crime increases by 20%
Link:
http://www.axa.co.uk/media/pressreleases/2007/pr20070612_1700.html
Date: 14th March 2007 – BBC Article
Subject: Arson dominating UK firm payouts
Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6447677.stm