Tag: Crime
DWP targets benefits fraud gangs with AI
NEWSBYTE The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to tackle criminal gangs that are attempting benefits...
AidCoin aims to restore trust in charities via crypto and blockchain
Startup AidCoin aims to transform the charity sector using blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Can it succeed? Chris Middleton investigates.
Trust in charities is at an all-time...
Cyber amateurs protect smart home from real-time invasion
In a challenge set up by technology consultancy Roke and the UK Cabinet Office-backed Cyber Security Challenge UK, 42 cyber security amateurs have prevented...
Bullguard researchers find serious flaws in smart home alarm
A team of researchers at security specialist Bullguard has identified a range of serious flaws in a connected burglar alarm.
Security researchers at the...
UK police to embrace IoT in age of ‘Digital Darwinism’
A report published today by UK technology association techUK and the Centre for Public Safety explores how police forces can address the challenges and...
24-hour drone unit to assist crime-fighting in Devon and Cornwall
This summer, Devon and Cornwall Police, UK, are set to launch the first 24-hour drone unit to assist with crime fighting.
The 'flying squad', as...
UK police to take digital forensics from smart devices
A new kind of crime scene investigation is on the horizon, according to the head of the digital, cyber and communications forensics unit at...