‘In the 1980s, Tony Colston-Hayter was the floppy-haired “King of Acid”, the fresh-faced advocate of the emerging rave scene and feisty battler of tabloid critics who suggested his events were drug-fuelled dens of vice and sin.’
The Independent, 24th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The trial of five people accused of stealing millions of pounds from UK banks using computer technology to access bank accounts has emphasised how vulnerable even the biggest and most secure organisations can be to fraud.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st February 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
“The UK has launched a new National Crime Agency. What is it and what does it do?”
BBC News, 6th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“BSkyB has been cleared of breaking the broadcasting code for hacking the emails belonging to John Darwin, the ‘canoe man’ accused of faking his own death, following an investigation by Ofcom.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A convicted hacker who was detained in a young offender institution has been released – but will now face strict limitations on his technology use.”
BBC News, 24th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The European Commission should more clearly define what is meant by ‘cybercrime’ in order to prevent personal data from being processed in cases where it cannot be legally justified, an EU privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man who used his IT expertise to launch cyber-attacks on the websites of Oxford and Cambridge universities has been jailed for two years.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber-attacks in 2011 have been sentenced.”
BBC News, 16th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A student who blackmailed a woman by hacking into her email, stealing naked pictures of her and posting them on Facebook has been spared jail.”
BBC News, 4th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A cyber-criminal nicknamed the ‘Black Dragon’, who masterminded an audacious
attempt to hack into the United Nations computer systems to steal £6.5m worth of
carbon credits, was jailed for three-and-a-half years yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Speech by James Brokenshire on cyber crime on Thursday 14 March 2013.”
Home Office, 14th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Businesses and governments are continuing to wrestle with the question of what can and cannot be considered ‘adequate’ IT security in compliance with regulations including data protection laws.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is assessing the cyber security plans of 30 major financial firms.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A lack of skilled workers is hampering the UK’s fight against cyber crime, the
National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.”
BBC News, 12th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A range of businesses across the financial services, energy and technology sectors are among those that would be subject to new cyber security and breach notification rules under new legislative plans outlined by the European Commission.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“A ‘profoundly isolated’ teenage hacker has been given a youth rehabilitation order for his role in planning cyber attacks with the hacking group Anonymous.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users.”
The Guardian, 27th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men who carried out cyber attacks for the Anonymous hacking group have been jailed.”
BBC News, 24th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sony Computer Entertainment has been fined a record £250,000 by the data protection watchdog after the personal details of millions of gamers – including passwords and credit card numbers – were leaked online.”
The Guardian, 24th January 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men who admitted hacking Sony Music stealing thousands of hours of music tracks including unreleased material by Michael Jackson, have been spared jail.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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