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Cybercrime now becoming a serious problem for many Britons

21 Oct 2014: Survey finds 51% victims of identity theft, hacking or abuse on social media, while losses from online fraud are £670m a year
Senior NSA official moonlighting for private cybersecurity firm

17 Oct 2014: In an exceedingly rare move for a US official, Patrick Dowd has been recruited by former NSA director Keith Alexander’s company
Can hacks become hackers? What I learned exploiting websites with pros

16 Oct 2014: Journalists regularly write about online security vulnerabilities, but how do they fare actually exploring them? By Tom Fox-Brewster
UK police asked to investigate alleged Bahraini hacking of exiles’ computers

13 Oct 2014: Rights group Privacy International files complaint that officials illegally monitored devices of pro-democracy trio in UK
ABC News 24 taken off air temporarily after malicious email attack

7 Oct 2014: Emails that trick users into downloading crypto-ransomware were sent to the public broadcaster creating technical difficulties
MPs demand action on ‘copycat’ websites targeted at driver services

7 Oct 2014: Transport select committee says efforts needed to warn motorists of ‘impersonator websites’ charging for services that would normally be available for free
Does free speech give us the right to anonymously troll strangers?

6 Oct 2014: Suzanne Moore: First thoughts: The McCann abuse dossier shows that, without any sense of accountability, we create an antisocial media in which the same people get shouted down
Gerry McCann calls for example to made of ‘vile’ internet trolls

3 Oct 2014: Father of missing girl Madeleine says police should target people spreading abuse after receiving violence and kidnapping threats
Legal and General calls on stock market giants to fight cybercrime

1 Oct 2014: Concerns voiced that only half of chairs in FTSE 350 think boards understand impact of lost data and information
Meet this ‘modern day hero’ who is determined to outscam the scamsters

27 Sep 2014: This is cyber warrior John Siddle, his weapon, his computer. The battle? Conning the conmen who are out to rob innocent victims of thousands
The internet has changed everything – and nothing

26 Sep 2014: Deborah Orr: In the real world people still torture and kill each other, all that’s changed is that they post it online
Crimtrac Acorn system could enable cybercrime reporting by mouse click

26 Sep 2014: Police agency will launch website to enable reporting of cybercrime such as cyberbullying and illegal online material
Guardian evening seminar - The Future of Secure Mobility

24 Sep 2014: The Guardian will host an evening debate on the future of secure mobility, in association with Symantec and Accenture, on 29th September
US regulator raises alarm for 'Armageddon-type' cyber attack

22 Sep 2014: Several prominent US firms including Target, Home Depot and JP Morgan have suffered data breaches in the past year
Stalking prosecutions rise by 20% under new law on harassment

11 Sep 2014:
Behaviour 'causing serious distress' leads to prosecution of 10,535 people, as CPS and Acpo pledge better victim support