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MPs attack government over e-crime unit funding

But minister insists £7m budget "is not the end of the story"

E-crime fighters share know-how

UK prosecutors lead the way in setting up data-sharing scheme   More...

National security at risk through connected IT systems

Elements of national infrastructure continue to be attacked electronically, says government   More...

Hacker jailed for accessing colleague's personal emails

Spanish man forwarded co-worker's emails about his sex life to other people   More...

Eleven charged with huge identity theft

Suspects allegedly hacked unprotected wireless connections to obtain card numbers   More...

Online banking use soars

Usage rises as customers begin to feel more confident   More...

HMRC announces delay to tax system rollout

Old system will continue to be used after security breach fix   More...

Question over watchdog funds

Additional 10 per cent of funds cannot be used to police data security   More...

ISPs and music industry reach historic agreement

ISPs will send letters to illegal downloaders   More...

Tories slam government cyber crime policies

Accepting cyber criminality heightens the risk of cyber terrorism   More...

Lords call for e-crime shakeup

Fraud should be reported to police, not banks and consumers must have more protection, says Committee   More...

ICO: we need new data protection laws

Richard Thomas says data protection laws are seen as out of date and bureaucratic   More...

HMRC blunder leads to further private data leak

Error with PAYE system left business details exposed online   More...

Reports reveal poor security practices behind data losses

Data handling review spells out what the government must do to regain the public’s confidence   More...

UK is the favourite target for Nigerian spam

UK surfers receive nearly a quarter of the global total of Nigerian spam emails   More...

Industry backs e-crime unit

Home Office to fund specific department dedicated to cyber crime   More...

M&S appeals against data protection ruling

Sources say retail giant's chances of success are small   More...

International phishing gang charged

A federal grand jury in the US jury has charged 38 people with alleged phishing activities   More...

IT overhaul fights organised crime

Agency faces challenges in training staff   More...

ING Direct rolls out client-based fraud prevention system

Software "assumes" end user machine is infected with malware   More...

E-crime unit "will get Home Office funding"

Unit will be an enforcement arm of the National Fraud Reporting Centre   More...

BSA takes piracy fight to Manchester

A six-week campaign will seek to help 5,000 businesses audit their software   More...

UK cuts software piracy for first time in three years

Most nations have improved their markets, yet the global figure for offences has grown   More...

DWP sending sensitive data with passwords

Email indicates that security measures introduced after HMRC breach are not working   More...

Privacy watchdog plans spot checks

Information Commissioner's Office will begin inspections by the end of the year   More...

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