Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105118 total results. Showing results 40881 to 40900 «204120422043204420452046204720482049Next ›Last » Action against criminal website that offered ‘spoofing’ services to fraudsters: 142 arrests Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Europe, Australia, the United States, Ukraine, and Canada have taken down a website that allowed fraudsters to impersonate trusted corporations or contacts to access sensitive information from victims, a type of cybercrime known as ‘spoofing’. The website is believed to have caused an estimated worldwide loss in excess of GBP 100 million (EUR 115 million). Europol 24/11/2022 News Phone fraud factory taken out by Met police An online fraud factory that enabled criminals to fleece tens of thousands of victims out of millions of pounds has been broken up in a police cybercrime operation. Detectives are contacting 70,000 potential victims in Britain after spoofing technology, provided to fraudsters who paid subscriptions to an illegal website, helped them to steal at least £48 million. The Times - Subscription at source 24/11/2022 News Our political system continues to tolerate sexism and misogyny in policing The recent Inspectorate report of police forces in England and Wales highlighted further concerns around vetting, misconduct and misogyny, focusing much of the blame on vetting teams and professional standards departments; but Dr John McDaniel, Senior Lecturer in Policing and Criminal Justice at the University of Wolverhampton, argues that a political tolerance to misconduct and misogyny, and a lack of action by police and crime commissioners, have contributed significantly to the problem. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 24/11/2022 Feature, Opinion Police to text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation Police will text 70,000 people to warn them they have been victims of a banking scam in the UK's biggest anti-fraud operation. The Metropolitan Police have arrested an east London man accused of running an international service enabling fake phone calls to victims. Victims lost thousands of pounds, and in one case £3m. BBC 24/11/2022 News London probation services are “hugely disappointing” Inspectors judged just one quarter of the cases they examined as being of a satisfactory standard in relation to their assessment of risk of serious harm. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/11/2022 News 100 people arrested in UK’s biggest fraud investigation Scotland Yard shuts down iSpoof website, which helped scammers steal using fake bank phone calls The Guardian 24/11/2022 News Fraud lead urges public to be extra vigilant ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday APCC Lead for Fraud Mark Shelford is calling on the public to be extra vigilant when shopping online ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 23/11/2022 News Research Roundup #4: VAWG, fingerprints, DNA and more FCN hosts six vibrant research groups bringing together representatives from policing, academia and the private sector to discuss: digital forensics, drugs and toxicology, DNA, ecology, marks and traces, and visual technologies. Each group shares the latest knowledge and innovation on its topic. Our latest research roundup summarises the most recent round of group meetings. Forensic Capability Network 23/11/2022 News New Chief Fire Officer for Shropshire Simon Hardiman has been promoted to Chief Fire Officer for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and will take up the role in January. He succeeds Rod Hammerton who is retiring after seven years as Chief Fire Officer and a 30 year career in the fire and rescue service. Emergency Services Times 23/11/2022 News Using police cars as ambulances should not be “a normalised process” Public safety lead warns health trust that cramped police vehicles are being used to give patients urgent medical care on way to hospital. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/11/2022 News Police families invited to shape Government wellbeing pledge Families of police officers, serving and retired, have been given the opportunity to help shape the Police Covenant. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 23/11/2022 News Responses to Police perpetrated domestic abuse: Report on the Centre for Women’s Justice super-complaint In June 2022, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, the College of Policing and the Independent Office for Police Conduct published a report on the Centre for Women’s Justice super-complaint on police perpetrated domestic abuse. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 23/11/2022 Report Meta told to reinstate drill music posts removed at request of Met Met had requested content be taken down over concerns it could lead to "retaliatory violence" in relation to London gangs. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/11/2022 News Senior officers ordered ‘unlawful’ arrests of journalists at Just Stop Oil protests Review finds arrests of four journalists covering climate protests last month were directed by senior officers The Guardian 23/11/2022 News Responses to Police perpetrated domestic abuse: Report on the Centre for Women’s Justice super-complaint Today we published the responses to the recommendations from ‘Police perpetrated domestic abuse: Report on the Centre for Women’s Justice super complaint’. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 23/11/2022 Report New number plate tech to detect uninsured drivers REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí have warned that advances in technology have made it easier for them to detect people who are driving without insurance. They say automatic number plate recognition technology is now available on a mobile device for gardaí and that it is a "game changer" in terms of catching people who are committing a variety of road traffic violations. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 23/11/2022 News More than 3,000 garda civilian workers object to draft law that means they would lose their status as civil servants REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: More than 3,000 garda civilian workers are objecting to a new draft law that means they would lose their status as civil servants. They say a bill approved by the Government yesterday will halt civil servants transferring into the roles, mean they lose access to departmental recruitment competitions, and become subject to the governance of the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 23/11/2022 News Devon and Cornwall officers stuck behind desks, Police Federation says Police officers in Devon and Cornwall are spending too much time on administration work due to a lack of civilian staff, a police body has said. The Police Federation said front-line officers were having to answer non-emergency 101 calls or respond to emails from the public. It has called on the force to recruit more civilian staff. BBC 23/11/2022 News Police to use volunteer security staff at major events due to ‘chronic labour shortages’ in private sector Police chiefs are planning to use voluntary security staff at major events as concerns about “chronic labour shortages” in the private security sector continue following the Commonwealth Games. Express & Star 23/11/2022 News Gwent Police: Senior Tory says ‘deep rot’ in force A senior Welsh Tory has told the Home Secretary Suella Braverman he fears there is a deep "rot" in a police force hit by allegations of misogyny, racism and homophobia. Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies has written to the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, asking her to intervene at Gwent Police. But the Home Office says it is unable to put the force into special measures as Mr Davies requested. BBC 23/11/2022 News «204120422043204420452046204720482049Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
