Ex GCHQ boss calls for ban on ransom payments after criminals targeted hospitals in Ireland

Britain’s ex-GCHQ chief has urged the government to ban ransomware payments to stop criminals profiteering from attacks. Ciaran Martin, the founding chief executive of GCHQ’s Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), spoke after the Irish health service was targeted by international criminals yesterday. The Taoiseach refused to pay a ransom demand after the Health Service Executive (HSE) … Read more

Ex GCHQ boss calls for ban on ransom payments after criminals targeted hospitals in Ireland

Britain’s ex-GCHQ chief has urged the government to ban ransomware payments to stop criminals profiteering from attacks. Ciaran Martin, the founding chief executive of GCHQ’s Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), spoke after the Irish health service was targeted by international criminals yesterday. The Taoiseach refused to pay a ransom demand after the Health Service Executive (HSE) … Read more

Caller ID should not be trusted because phone numbers are easy for criminals to fake, Ofcom warns 

Caller ID should not be trusted because phone numbers are too easy for criminals to fake, Ofcom warns Ofcom says caller ID is easy for fraudsters to manipulate to their advantage and so it cannot be trusted as a sole means to detect when you are being scammed  Criminals are able to change phone number … Read more

Britain’s biggest supergrass puts gangland criminals behind bars

Britain’s biggest supergrass has a ‘target on his back’ for life after giving evidence against dozens of gangland criminals who were jailed for 250 years, it can be revealed today. Fearing he may be killed, the former drug pusher agreed a deal with police after falling into debt to brutal criminals who kidnapped and tortured … Read more

Britain’s biggest supergrass puts gangland criminals behind bars

Britain’s biggest supergrass has a ‘target on his back’ for life after giving evidence against dozens of gangland criminals who were jailed for 250 years, it can be revealed today. Fearing he may be killed, the former drug pusher agreed a deal with police after falling into debt to brutal criminals who kidnapped and tortured … Read more

FatFace customers’ details at risk after clothing chain hit by cyber criminals

FatFace customer details at risk as clothing chain is hit by ‘sophisticated criminal attack’ which leaves shoppers open to identity theft Customers were told it had discovered suspicious activity on 17 January It send an email out saying names and addresses may have been put at risk  It was sent to one shopper who bought … Read more

That really is a HIGH speed chase! Police catch two young criminals driving a stolen cherry picker 

That really is a HIGH speed chase! Police catch two young criminals driving away a stolen cherry picker Young crooks stole a cherry picker and tried to escape police in Derbyshire Officers dubbed them ‘rapscallions’ in tweet once vehicle was safely stopped Three days later the team were sent to search for a missing mini … Read more

Police officer is cleared of saying she knew two men were criminals because they were black

Police officer is cleared of saying she knew two men were criminals because they were black as she accuses ‘bully’ colleague of twisting her words PC was also accused of saying an Asian man was ‘type who would have a bomb’ Andra Serbanescu denied comment and said colleague had ‘twisted’ her words Avon and Somerset … Read more

Met Police’s e-fit artist retires after 15 years sketching some of the UK’s most notorious criminals

An artist-turned police officer is hanging up his virtual pen after 15 years depicting some of Britain’s most notorious criminals.  Over his career, PC Tony Barnes has worked to recreate the likenesses of killers, rapists, robbers and thieves in a bid to bring them to justice.  As the Metropolitan Police’s sole e-fit operator for seven … Read more

Police issue appeal after criminals steal £5,000 freshly-planted hedgerow

Hedge thieves will need a fence: Police issue appeal after criminals steal £5,000 freshly-planted hedgerow from edge of Norfolk field Norfolk police issued appeal after gang dug up hedge near Aylesham, Norfolk  The thieves uprooted hundreds of the freshly planted young trees and bushes Force want to hear from anyone in area who may have been … Read more