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Former Olympus CEO alleges Yakuza dealings

Former Olympus CEO alleges Yakuza dealings

NEWS

The ongoing scandal at Olympus following the shock sacking of its CEO and president, Michael Woodford, has escalated as links to the Japanese mafia have been alleged.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Oct 24th 2011 at 11:18AM
Crooks to be named and shamed on UK crime maps

Crooks to be named and shamed on UK crime maps

NEWS

The Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Nick Herbert has unveiled plans that will 'name and shame' convicted criminals on the police.uk crime mapping website.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jun 27th 2011 at 8:40AM
UK cyber-crime ring busted

UK cyber-crime ring busted

NEWS

The Met’s Police Central e-Crime Unit has arrested 19 people in an intelligence-led operation, following the theft of around £6 million from UK bank accounts.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Sep 29th 2010 at 1:29PM
Web hackers hit the tabloids

Web hackers hit the tabloids

NEWS

This morning The Sun reports that two UK youths have been arrested after hacking 65,000 bank accounts - resulting in the theft of £8 million.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jul 2nd 2010 at 11:53AM
Thieves hit Government digital inclusion office

Thieves hit Government digital inclusion office

NEWS

Thieves have struck at the Government’s Digital Inclusion office and stolen an undisclosed number of PCs from the department.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Sep 21st 2009 at 11:16AM
Recession fuels cyber crime

Recession fuels cyber crime

NEWS

The US Internet Fraud Complaint Centre has reported a rise in cyber crime for the first time in three years, with fraud losses reaching a record high of $265 million.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Mar 31st 2009 at 10:52AM
Tech thefts up in London

Tech thefts up in London

NEWS Thefts of display unit laptops and iPhones are at the centre of a London crime spree, according to employees of O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores working in the capital.

by Ben Furfie
on Feb 11th 2009 at 12:40PM
Hackers strike UK and UN

Hackers strike UK and UN

NEWS Websites operated by the UK government and the United Nations have been infiltrated and compromised by hackers, and are now being used to spread vast quantities of malware.

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Apr 24th 2008 at 10:08AM
Report details impact of crime

Report details impact of crime

NEWS A new report from the British Retail Consortium has highlighted the damage to UK businesses due to crime, with it showing that the value of goods stolen from retailers has ...
by Ben Furfie
on Nov 9th 2007 at 11:49AM