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Fraud, Risk and Governance

HMRC seeks complete ‘digital fingerprint’ of online interactions to help fight fraud

19 January 2023

Tax agency engages with suppliers that could provide tools to capture and analyse a wide range of user data

Cabinet Office migrates data as Covid fraud hotline is wound down
18 January 2023

Dedicated reporting tools for coronavirus-related scams are being shuttered and case information...

DWP and HMRC given £360m to help fight fraud
18 November 2022

Autumn statement provides backing for departments to tackle losses of billions of pounds year...

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Home Office criticised for tepid response to online fraud

16 November 2022

NAO report concludes that department has undertaken ‘limited’ action in the past five years and has ‘lacked clarity of purpose’

GDS agrees two more digital identity contracts worth £11m

6 September 2022

Contracts awarded to support Digital Identity Programme have topped £33m this year

Parliament to recruit director of information security

2 September 2022

Cabinet Office, ONS and DWP also seek senior security technologists

‘Nasty and sophisticated cybercriminals’ stole £1.1m destined for Bedford school

16 August 2022

Luton Borough Council and regional local enterprise partnership were victims of fraudsters

HMRC accounts estimate £4.5bn in Covid schemes fraud

25 July 2022

Figure may be as high as £6.4bn, according to department

Government puts £25m into ‘elite fraud squad’ to use data and tech to collar Covid criminals

29 April 2022

Chancellor unveils unit that will pursue those who defrauded government of an estimated £5bn during the pandemic

High Court rules that border officials unlawfully seized 2,000 phones from asylum seekers

30 March 2022

Judgement finds that Home Office policy breached human rights laws

Treasury urged to provide ‘full, fair and final compensation’ for victims of Horizon IT disaster

17 February 2022

Failures of tech system led to more than 700 wrongful convictions 

Military police upgrades open-source intelligence platform for digital investigations

17 January 2022

Deal signed with specialist software firm reflects huge growth in digital offences

‘The vast majority have been thwarted’ – minister salutes DWP fraud response

24 August 2021

Will Quince claims Universal Credit system has ‘coped remarkably well’ with challenges

Messaging app users offered counterfeit NHS Covid Passes

16 August 2021

Investigation by PoliticsHome finds Telegram anti-vaccine groups purporting to purvey fake digital and hard-copy certification

Will government reconsider digital-only status for EU nationals?

11 August 2021

Having hitherto steadfastly maintained its opposition to issuing physical documents to recipients of EU settled status, the Home Office recently met with campaigners to listen to new proposals. PublicTechnology finds out more.

Cyber Week: DWP says security experts stopped ‘large attack’ from organised crime during UC surge

12 July 2021

As the department processed 4.3 million new claims, fraudsters attempted to cash in

Government asks if 30-year-old cybercrime laws are still fit for purpose

13 May 2021

Consultation commenced on efficacy of Computer Misuse Act

How to Secure Your Microsoft Cloud Estate from Phishing Emails

8 February 2021

Phishing emails are one of the most pernicious threats facing organisations today. If you’ve been leveraging Microsoft 365 and Azure to keep your users productive whilst working remotely, Six Degrees offers some steps you should take to secure your deployment and protect your organisation from phishing emails.

Courts service warns on phishing scam

13 October 2020

Users report being sent 'penalty charge emails'

HMRC warns students on cybercrime threat

6 October 2020

Tax agency says freshers could be even more vulnerable to scams as teaching moves online

HMRC counts £3.5bn cost of furlough fraud and error

9 September 2020

Chief executive Jim Harra claims department will target fraudsters

Warning over fraudsters using government lawyers' phone number

26 August 2020

General enquiries line of Government Legal Department is being used to perpetrate fraud
 

Survey reveals increase in cybercrime concerns during lockdown

13 August 2020

One in five feel more at risk 

Government invests £500m in military comms satellite

23 July 2020

Deal for Airbus technology follows £400m spent on acquiring OneWeb

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