This was one of a series of coordinated raids, targeting cybercrime in 17 countries, masterminded from the uk. One man was arrested here and 23 others around the uk. And this all began about two years ago when Security Experts for the Banking Industry spotted on the dark web criminals offering other criminals a service a way to make money using phishing with a ph. Labhost provided the technology and training for other criminals to carry out Phishing Attacks sending fraudulent Text Messages to get people to hand over their personal data. The police say there were an estimated 70,000 victims in the uk, bombarded with messages linking to 47 fake websites usually seeming to be online payment or shopping services. 480,000 Payment Card Numbers have been stolen and 64,000 pin numbers. And if you thought only older or less technically savvy people get scammed, well, youd be wrong. The victims in this case have been aged between about 25 and a5, predominantly. Pretty young, then. Digital native
Just take us through what shed been hearing at the inquiry this morning. Its building on a theme that started last week from senior managers at the post office. Today it was david miller He Were Benchley became the Chief Operating Officer of the post office. He started his officer in 1970 as a trainee. He was a Project Director of the Horizon It System and its implementation. He was in charge of how it was tested, how it was implemented in the late 19905. How it was implemented in the late 1990s. This mornings evidence was about how that testing wind, and there was off line testing, and there was off line testing, and there was off line testing, and there was live testing with Sub Postmasters. He was questioned about some of the bugs and faults that came up before the system was rolled out across the country. The inquiry heard that during the testing, some of these bugs, including the issue of how cash balances could be effectively changed in the accounts, how it had come to light even
demanding more changes to the bill, meaning mps will need to wait until next week for the chance to pass it into law. it comes as the home office announced that 534 migrants crossed the channel on sunday, the highest number on record this year. the scottish government is expected to ditch its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emission by 75% by 2030. the bbc understands that the government s annual climate targets could also be scrapped, but the final goal of reaching net zero by 2045 will remain. 0ur scotland editor james cook explains. the scottish government, led by humza yousaf, prides itself on ambitious climate targets, pledging to reduce emissions to net zero by 2045, five years earlier than the uk government. that 2045 target will remain. but this afternoon the scottish government is expected to confirm that it s scrapping an interim target of a 75% cut in emissions by 2030.
the government has faced another setback in its plans to deport more illegal migrants to rwanda. 534 migrants crossed the channel on sunday, the highest number on record this year. sunday, the highest number on record this ear. ., . ., , this year. police have broken up an international this year. police have broken up an international cybercrime this year. police have broken up an international cybercrime gang - international cybercrime gang offering a service to criminals which allowed them to steal from people using fraudulent text messages. 37 people have been arrested worldwide, including 24 in the uk, and police believe there were 70,000 british victims. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. it s 5am in south london the end of a two year investigation. this was one of a series of coordinated raids, targeting cybercrime in 17 countries, masterminded from the uk. one man was arrested here and 23
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