Cyber Prevent News Today

Northumbria Police has welcomed its newest addition to the Cyber team.

There are three rules for portraying a hacker in media. They have to be white; they have to wear a hoody; and they're probably autistic. The portrayal of neurodivergence...

Multinational Operation Cookie Monster takes down Genesis Market, a crucial source of compromised data used by criminals for fraud and other cyber attacks.

A LOCAL cyber security firm have re-launched a successful training scheme for unemployed neurodiverse adults.

Leeds Crown Court A Neighbourhood Policing Team officer yesterday told a jury he had “many sexual preferences” but no interest in indecent images of children. Jonathan Plummer, a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) with West Yorkshire Police, is on trial charged with making and distributing indecent images of children and possession of extreme pornographic pictures. He said it was “baffling and terrifying” that they were found on his phone. Plummer, 35, was asked by his barr...

Understanding what drives teen hackers is key to securing your business, says cyber expert Shelton Newsham Natural curiosity can lead some to open some wrong doors Company directors underestimate the risk of cyber attacks, largely because they dont believe themselves to be a target.  Thats according to Shelton Newsham, who spent 20 years in the West Yorkshire Police, including four as leader of the Cyber Prevent and Cyber Protect functions and the Organised Crime Unit of Yorkshire and Humber P...

Top Story December 26, 2020 LONDON: Twenty-one arrests have been made across the UK as part of an operation into an online marketplace that advertised stolen personal details, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Those targeted were UK-based customers of WeLeakInfo, a criminal website that hosted 12 billion stolen credentials from more than 10,000 data breaches, according to the NCA. The website was taken down in January 2020 following an investigation by the agency. It said cyber criminals p...