E-commerce sites are being urged to ensure that they have adequate DDoS protection ahead of the vital holiday trading season after attacks ramped up on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453494/E-commerce-sites-warned-of-heightened-DDoS-threat

Officers forced to follow up over 2,500 complaints of Instagram, Facebook, email and website hacking, and Bitcoin ransom, despite a rise in violent crime, report reveals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453626/Police-investigations-into-cyber-crime-up-14-in-a-year

Cybercrime is the biggest evolving crime type in the UK and beyond in terms of volume and complexity, according to detective chief superintendent Pete O’Doherty, lead of cyber and head of economic crime at the City of London Police.

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453527/Cyber-crime-most-significant-harm-in-UK-says-top-cyber-cop

Over 15,000 reports of online shopping fraud were made to Action Fraud during the 2017/18 Christmas period when victims reported losing more than £11 million in total.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1150/festive_fraud__christmas_shoppers_urged_to_stay_s

Barclays Digital Safety Index 2017 reports that 25 percent of UK adults has fallen victim to cyber fraud at least once in the past three years

https://www.techradar.com/news/dont-bank-on-iot

The National Cyber Security Strategy is making good progress, but there is much left to be done, according to a Cabinet Office official

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453433/UK-cyber-security-strategy-making-good-progress

American prosecutors have announced criminal charges against two Iranian nationals accused of carrying out a ransomware campaign which affected hundreds of networks worldwide, following an investigation by the FBI and NCA

http://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1512-fbi-nca-investigation-leads-to-charges-against-alleged-cyber-criminals

Two friends, both from Tamworth, Staffordshire have been jailed for their roles in a £77million hack on the TalkTalk website.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/talk-talk-hack-friends-jailed-15437644

The government lacks political leadership and urgency in dealing with cyber threats, according to Joint Committee on National Security Strategy, calling for a minister in charge of delivering cyber resilience

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452773/Government-lacks-cyber-resilience-leadership-according-to-MPs

UK firms have a long way to go in building the business resilience required to withstand cyber threats and other major disruptions

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452689/UK-firms-in-the-dark-around-the-impact-of-cyber-attacks