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Suspected But Not Proven Cyber Crimes in England Over the Last 2 Years

Cyber News / Peter Flynn / March 3, 2026 / Cyber Crime

Synnovis ransomware attack (June 2024): NHS pathology disruption in South-East London Victims Suspected culprits (not proven) Effect Cost to put things right Transport for London cyber incident (September 2024): major operational disruption Victims Suspected culprits (not proven) Effect Cost to put things right Marks & Spencer cyberattack (April 2025): weeks-long online disruption Victims Suspected culprits […]

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Spoofing Explained: How Criminals Fake Trust — And the Damage It Causes

Cyber Security / Peter Flynn / February 20, 2026 / Cyber Crime

Spoofing is one of the most common tactics used in cyber crime today. It is simple in concept, devastating in effect, and increasingly sophisticated. In the UK alone, impersonation and spoofing scams cost individuals and businesses hundreds of millions of pounds each year. Below is a clear, real-world explanation of what spoofing is, how it

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Real Examples of UK Cyber Criminals Who Have Been Caught

Cyber Security / Peter Flynn / February 20, 2026 / Cyber Crime

Cyber crime can feel “invisible” (VPNs, crypto, encrypted apps, overseas hosting), but in the UK people do get identified, charged, convicted, and jailed — including for phishing-kit sales, unauthorised access, extortion/blackmail, and attacks that disrupt systems. What’s most important to understand is this: How people actually get caught in the UK 1) Digital traces are messy (and

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Spear-Phishing Is On The Increase

Cyber News / Peter Flynn / December 19, 2025 / Cyber Crime

Spear phishing is when fraudsters use any information they already attained about you – such as your date of birth or place of work – to make scams targeting you much more effective. Phishing is one level of threat but this on a whole different level. This year in England, we’ve seen large-scale data breaches at

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Barclays Scam Warning

Cyber News / Peter Flynn / December 19, 2025 / Cyber Crime

Barclays customers are at risk of having their bank accounts emptied by fraudsters. The scams data shows investment scams accounted for 47p in every £1 claimed by victims this year. They have stated that half of UK adults have been targeted by a scam in 2025, rising to two thirds of Gen Z (64 per

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Is Cyber Crime A Threat To Me?

Cyber Tech / Peter Flynn / December 12, 2025 / Cyber Crime

Simply yes The idea that cyber criminals are big organisations or lonely sad little people in their bedrooms is true. Governments, criminals and individuals are a constant threat. Broadly speaking they have one aim and that is to find weaknesses and exploit them. What do I mean by that? To give you an example lets say

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