UK Police Crack Down On Local Hackers
News Police in Surrey are investigating the role that suspected local computer hackers may have played in orchestrating attacks on popular IRC (Internet Relay Chat) servers in Europe and the US in recent months.
[January 24, 2001, 11:45]
Update: Virgin.net Closes In On Surrey Hacker
News It has been revealed that the investigation into Virgin.net's security problems are being handled by the Surrey police. In a statement, Surrey police says it is directly involved with the ongoing investigation, perhaps giving a clue as to where the...
[January 12, 2000, 10:56]
Police Culture Crippling Cybercrime Fight
News Speaking at the Computer and Internet Crime Conference in London, DC Tony Noble from Surrey Police Computer Crime Unit said many reported incidents of cybercrime, such as hacking or data theft from within a company, don't get investigated due to...
[January 26, 2005, 12:30]
Exclusive: Case Sets Precedent For Internet Crime
News Graham Waddon, a 29-year-old businessman from Surrey was given an 18-month suspended sentence for running the UK's largest porn operation from servers located in America. Commenting on the sentence, the Metropolitan Police head of vice and clubs...
[September 6, 1999, 13:36]
Hackers: This Week's Cyber-crime Round-up
News Evidence is beginning to emerge of an investigation involving computer criminals in the unlikely setting of leafy Surrey. Virgin.net calls police over security breach Virgin.net not only called the police but even mailed out individual letters of...
[January 12, 2000, 16:04]
For 2001, Futurists Are Playing Coy
News Engineers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, successfully contacted UoSAT-12 spacecraft through a ground station in Surrey, England, using Internet ping packets. In a virtual presentation by Gordon Bell on the Web, the...
[January 2, 2001, 14:14]
Don't Let Up In ID Card Battle
Talkback Smith from Surrey will almost certainly have to be investigated by the police - if he has a reasonable alibi it will probably go no further. Stevie, Iris scans are very seldom found at the scene of a crime and DNA samples are not (yet) proposed to...
[October 21, 2005, 13:56]
Don't Let Up In ID Card Battle
Talkback Yes it would be possible for there to be mistakes with fingerprints, but even though the local police are not renowned for their intellects, I'm sure even they could work out that Mr Smith( no previous), stockbroker from Surrey, is unlikely to be...
[October 21, 2005, 12:44]
Precedent-setting Internet Verdict Delayed
News Waddon, a 28-year-old businessman ran a multi-million pound porn operation -- the largest in the UK to date -- from his home in Surrey. The case has been heralded as an "incredible precedent" by police in the fight against Net porn.
[July 30, 1999, 15:21]
EBay Fraudster Jailed
News Simon Edward Hurley from Coulsdon in Surrey was sentenced at Croydon Hurley's key-cutting and engraving premises by Trading Standards officers and the Metropolitan Police. An eBay fraudster who used false identities to sell fake Manchester
[October 4, 2005, 17:30]
Police Arrest UK Suspect In Anti-ID Theft Operation
News A nineteen year-old man from Camberley, Surrey, was bailed on Wednesday night pending further enquiries after police arrested him for suspected involvement in an identity theft network. The man is set to appear in front of police on December 8th.
[October 29, 2004, 15:14]
Gang Steals £3m Worth Of Nokia Handsets
News Surrey police can be contacted on 01483 571212, or people can phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. Thieves stole 10,000 mobile phones worth a total of £3m on Sunday in what is being described as a meticulously planned raid.
[June 26, 2001, 7:12]
Red Hat Signs Up UK Services Partner
News Surrey-based open-source consultancy Sirius has formalised its partnership with Red Hat. Sirius already boasts a strong customer base, which includes the likes of Pepsi and the Metropolitan Police. Signing up for an advanced partner programme...
[December 4, 2006, 13:00]
Wonderland Club Paedophiles To Be Sentenced
News Seven men convicted for their part in the child pornography ring known as the "Wonderland Club" will be sentenced Monday at Kingston Crown Court, Surrey. Police seized 750,000 images of children. The seven were among 107 arrested in 1998 following...
[February 12, 2001, 6:06]
