Public Sector

A Gloucestershire County Council worker was tricked into transferring nearly £19,000 to a scammer posing as their boss using a fake email address.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/council-worker-conned-out-of-19000-pounds-gloucestershire-county-council-scam-fraud-

Department for Health and Social Care estimates the immediate cost of the May 2017 WannaCry attack on the NHS was £92m, and says it will have spent about £275m on improvements to its cyber security infrastructure by the end of 2021

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252450600/Cost-of-WannaCry-attack-to-NHS-set-at-92m

CIPFA found that the number of fraud cases had increased compared to last year from 75,000 to 80,000, although the amount of money related to the cases was £34m less than in 2016-17.

http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Public-Sector-News/councils-found-more-than-300m-in-fraud-during-2017-18

Fraudsters stole more than £400,000 in benefits payments and improper use of council housing last year.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/fraud-totalling-more-than-400k-detected-by-edinburgh-council-1-4815117

Patients claiming free prescriptions in England face checks before medicine is issued in an effort to stamp out prescription fraud currently costing the NHS in England an estimated £256m a year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45850140

With its well established team of counter fraud professionals and experience of working in harmony with a national network of local counter fraud provision, it has embraced the proposal of a common framework of Professional Standards and Competencies.

https://cfa.nhs.uk/about-nhscfa/latest-news/NHSCFA-welcomes-launch-of-counter-fraud-profession

Three NHS managers from Powys fraudulently stole more than £700,000 from public money using the fake names from rock stars U2

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/10/12/nhs-chief-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-after-using-names-of-u2-stars-to-con-700000-from-health-board/

The UK government announces its commitment to tackle fraud and error across the public sector by launching its counter fraud profession.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-launches-first-public-sector-counter-fraud-profession

An internal investigation was launched by the council earlier this year after serious allegations were made by members of staff about suspected irregularities relating to roads contract management.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/four-charged-in-2-1m-fraud-probe-at-midlothian-council-1-4810961

In the wake of last year's WannaCry ransomware attack and a range of high-profile threats since then, PublicTechnology and Trend Micro invited a panel of experts to discuss how the public sector can build resilience and protect itself.

https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/features/how-can-public-sector-manage-cyberthreats