Category Archives: Technology

As reported in The Sun, the owner of a children’s clothing boutique paid herself business cash using the shop’s chip and pin machine.

Katie Lowcock processed fake ‘refunds’ to put cash onto her own personal bank card, and police were called when the card machine’s operators became worried they would not be paid.

Gazette Live reports how a security team in Middlesborough has installed a new, hi-tech CCTV system in the town’s shopping district in the run up to Christmas.

The new, 4k ultra high-definition system will hopefully help staff win the battle against shoplifting – after a notable rise in crime.

According to Mail Online, an IT manager has been jailed for stealing almost £130,000 from his employers so he could ‘fund the extravagant lifestyle of his demanding girlfriend’.

Simon Rey splashed out on goods including flat screen televisions, 40 iPads, laptops and iPhones, charging them to his workplace.

Mail Online reports that a Barclays banker helped computer hackers launder £16million by setting up 400 fake accounts.

Nilesh Sheth used fake documents to set up ‘mule’ accounts for a network of cyber bandits while he worked as a personal banking manager.

According to Sky News, police have shut down 28,000 websites selling counterfeit goods to British consumers – more than 4,000 of which were set up using identities stolen from other customers.

One victim unknowingly had her identity stolen and fake websites were set up in her name, selling more counterfeit goods.

BBC News reports that a former Dundee City Council IT officer who stole more than £1m from the authority has been jailed for five years and four months.

Mark Conway exploited a loophole in the council’s computer systems, stealing the money over almost seven years, after running up debts on gambling websites.