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March 17th 2015 A doctor who downloaded and stored hundreds of child abuse images has been jailed for two years and dismissed from his post. A total of 1275 images were found on various devices including his office computer at the University of...
17 March 2015
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March 12th 2015 Detectives from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) have shut down an illegal UK karaoke website www.karaoke-world.co.uk The action follows a referral from PRS for Music, a membership organisation that...
12 March 2015
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March 6th 2015 Working with partners in law enforcement, industry and government, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has this week coordinated an intensive period of UK-wide action against cybercrime. 57 people have been arrested in 25 separate...
6 March 2015
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March 2nd 2015 The National Crime Agency (NCA) and police, together with a range of partners from across industry and the public sector including Get Safe Online, are this week carrying out a range of activity to help businesses and members of...
2 March 2015
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February 25th 2015 The National Crime Agency (NCA) has led a major European operation to tackle malicious software (malware) known as RAMNIT and believed to have infected tens of thousands of Windows computers in the UK. If you have a Windows...
25 February 2015
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February 19th 2015 Computer manufacturer Lenovo has removed hidden adware that it was installing on consumer laptops and PCs after users expressed anger and security experts said that it could be exploited by fraudsters. For information and...
19 February 2015
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