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Illegal music site karaoke-world.co.uk shut down
March 12th 2015 Detectives from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) have shut down an illegal UK karaoke website www.karaoke-world.co.uk The action follows a referral from PRS for Music, a membership organisation that...
12 March 2015
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57 arrests in nationwide cybercrime busts
March 6th 2015 Working with partners in law enforcement, industry and government, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has this week coordinated an intensive period of UK-wide action against cybercrime. 57 people have been arrested in 25 separate...
6 March 2015
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National cybercrime week of action
March 2nd 2015 The National Crime Agency (NCA) and police, together with a range of partners from across industry and the public sector including Get Safe Online, are this week carrying out a range of activity to help businesses and members of...
2 March 2015
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NCA warns over ‘RAMNIT’ Windows computer attack
February 25th 2015 The National Crime Agency (NCA) has led a major European operation to tackle malicious software (malware) known as RAMNIT and believed to have infected tens of thousands of Windows computers in the UK. If you have a Windows...
25 February 2015
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Lenovo forced to remove hidden adware from PCs
February 19th 2015 Computer manufacturer Lenovo has removed hidden adware that it was installing on consumer laptops and PCs after users expressed anger and security experts said that it could be exploited by fraudsters. For information and...
19 February 2015
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Users download malware after Jamie Oliver’s site hacked
February 19th 2015 The official website of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been hacked and as a result has been posing a risk to users of downloading viruses. It is not known how many users have been affected, but it is understood that the issue...
19 February 2015
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