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Fraud, Risk and Governance

Government puts £25m into ‘elite fraud squad’ to use data and tech to collar Covid criminals

29 April 2022

Chancellor unveils unit that will pursue those who defrauded government of an estimated £5bn during the pandemic

High Court rules that border officials unlawfully seized 2,000 phones from asylum seekers
30 March 2022

Judgement finds that Home Office policy breached human rights laws

Treasury urged to provide ‘full, fair and final compensation’ for victims of Horizon IT disaster
17 February 2022

Failures of tech system led to more than 700 wrongful convictions 

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Military police upgrades open-source intelligence platform for digital investigations

17 January 2022

Deal signed with specialist software firm reflects huge growth in digital offences

‘The vast majority have been thwarted’ – minister salutes DWP fraud response

24 August 2021

Will Quince claims Universal Credit system has ‘coped remarkably well’ with challenges

Messaging app users offered counterfeit NHS Covid Passes

16 August 2021

Investigation by PoliticsHome finds Telegram anti-vaccine groups purporting to purvey fake digital and hard-copy certification

Will government reconsider digital-only status for EU nationals?

11 August 2021

Having hitherto steadfastly maintained its opposition to issuing physical documents to recipients of EU settled status, the Home Office recently met with campaigners to listen to new proposals. PublicTechnology finds out more.

Cyber Week: DWP says security experts stopped ‘large attack’ from organised crime during UC surge

12 July 2021

As the department processed 4.3 million new claims, fraudsters attempted to cash in

Government asks if 30-year-old cybercrime laws are still fit for purpose

13 May 2021

Consultation commenced on efficacy of Computer Misuse Act

How to Secure Your Microsoft Cloud Estate from Phishing Emails

8 February 2021

Phishing emails are one of the most pernicious threats facing organisations today. If you’ve been leveraging Microsoft 365 and Azure to keep your users productive whilst working remotely, Six Degrees offers some steps you should take to secure your deployment and protect your organisation from phishing emails.

Courts service warns on phishing scam

13 October 2020

Users report being sent 'penalty charge emails'

HMRC warns students on cybercrime threat

6 October 2020

Tax agency says freshers could be even more vulnerable to scams as teaching moves online

HMRC counts £3.5bn cost of furlough fraud and error

9 September 2020

Chief executive Jim Harra claims department will target fraudsters

Warning over fraudsters using government lawyers' phone number

26 August 2020

General enquiries line of Government Legal Department is being used to perpetrate fraud
 

Survey reveals increase in cybercrime concerns during lockdown

13 August 2020

One in five feel more at risk 

Government invests £500m in military comms satellite

23 July 2020

Deal for Airbus technology follows £400m spent on acquiring OneWeb

Russian ambassador says there is ‘no sense’ in vaccine cyberattack allegations

21 July 2020

But foreign secretary Raab claims UK is ‘absolutely confident’ in attribution and was right to make public pronouncement

Scottish public sector warned of increased fraud risk

10 July 2020

Auditors uncover £15m in fraud and errors and urge vigilance against dangers posed by pandemic

Government takes down 2,000 coronavirus online scams

21 April 2020

NCSC sets up reporting hub and asks public to shop suspected fraudsters

DWP seeks leader to drive use of tech to combat fraud and error

16 December 2019

Deputy director position comes with salary of £90,000

Government issues alert over tax fraudsters

22 November 2019

Public told to keep an eye out for scam emails and texts

Life hacks – a year at the National Cyber Security Centre

11 November 2019

The NCSC’s annual report reveals that a public sector entity or business is hit with a major cyberattack about twice each day. PublicTechnology looks at the biggest risks facing government and how they can be mitigated

MoD agency explores ‘novel security features’ for banknotes

3 October 2019

Government seeks input on possible new methods of protecting currency

All major UK airports to install 3D screening by 2023

28 August 2019

New technology could eradicate need to remove liquids from hand luggage

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