Want to find out whether or not something at the street market is a fake? In the future, you might only have to snap a photo with your smartphone. NEC has developed “object fingerprint” technology that compares the tiniest details of an object (such as the metal or plastic grain) with images in a cloud […]
National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week – Transport Hubs
The theme for Tuesday 25th November is “Transport Hubs”. Terrorists have targeted transport and transport hubs for violent attacks. Security at train stations and other transport hubs has been increased but the police want people to be vigilant and report potential threats. For counter terrorism information regarding the railway network: […]
National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week – Crowded Places
The theme for Monday 24th November is “Crowded Places”. Crowded Places, which can include bars, restaurants and nightclubs, may be vulnerable to a range of criminality including terrorism. The link below provides counter terrorism security advice to those who own, operate, manage or work in bars, pubs and nightclubs. To keep people safe, business secure […]
National Counter Terrorism Awareness Week
From Monday 24th November a national counter terrorism awareness week is being launched to encourage people to be vigilant and tell them about simple measures they can take to make it harder for terrorists to attack the UK. Following the increase of the international terrorism threat to severe, there is a heightened need to […]
Couple who Made Fake One Direction and Race for Life Merchandise Ordered to Pay £75,000
Surelock had, as part of ongoing anti-counterfeit investigations, identified the eBay and web site of Fonfella as selling several of our music artists counterfeit garments. We subsequently made test purchases and carried out our observations to establish the location of the business. These findings were reported to Sutton Trading Standards and a joint operation […]
Alert: US Fraudsters are Calling UK Victims Regarding FBI Arrest Warrants
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) has received several reports of victims that are phoned and played automated threatening messages claiming to be from the FBI. The NFIB have said victims are either phoned or left the automated message on their phone. The scam messages claim the USA’s FBI has an arrest warrant in the […]
The Device that Can Help Block Wireless Surveillance
A team of artists, technologists and designers in Germany have created a device which they believe can block wireless surveillance. The gadget, no bigger than a laptop charger that plugs into a wall and patrols the local Wi-Fi network for connected Google Glass devices, along with other potential surveillance gadgets like Google Dropcams, Wi-Fi-enabled drone copters, […]
£3m Boost for City of London IP Crime Unit
The fight against digital piracy and counterfeit goods was today (23 October 2014) boosted by £3 million of new government funding to the City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU). Minister for Intellectual Property (IP), Baroness Neville-Rolfe announced the government’s funding commitment to the national crime unit at the Anti Counterfeiting Group Conference in London. […]
Beware of Malicious Flashlight Apps
SnoopWall, a US counterveillance software company released a threat assessment report regarding the top 10 Flashlight/Torch apps in the Google Play Store, and every one of them can potentially be used maliciously. Flashlights are simple apps that use your mobile phone screen as a torch. They are so simple that the size of the […]
Emma Watson Fake Nude Videos Spreading Malware on Facebook
Antivirus solutions provider Bitdefender has warned that fake videos spreading across Facebook are leading to malware infections rather than the promised content. The new Facebook scam takes advantage of Emma Watson’s growing popularity, using the actress as bait. It starts with a Facebook comment promising to reveal private or leaked videos of the celebrity. The […]