Protecting the public from serious and organised crime

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1. Two sentenced as part of investigation into fraudulent Covid 19 vaccination records

   Two men who created fraudulent Covid 19 vaccination records during the pandemic, and sold them online, have been sentenced.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/two-sentenced-as-part-of-investigation-into-fraudulent-covid-19-vaccination-records?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

2. Two sentenced for hacking Transport for London in UK’s biggest ever cyber crime case

   Two young men have been sentenced for launching a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) which cost tens of millions of pounds in losses and inconvenienced thousands of customers.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/two-sentenced-for-hacking-transport-for-london-in-uk-s-biggest-ever-cyber-crime-case?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

3. Cyber criminals who hacked into Transport for London's computer network are convicted

   Two young men have admitted mounting a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL), which cost tens of millions of pounds in losses and inconvenienced thousands of customers.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/cyber-criminals-who-hacked-into-transport-for-londons-computer-network-are-convicted?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

4. NCA launches the National Strategic Assessment 2026

   Read the speech delivered for the National Strategic Assessment Launch 2026.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-launches-the-national-strategic-assessment-2026?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

5. Retail cyber attacks: NCA arrest four for attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods

   Four people have been arrested in the UK as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into cyber attacks targeting M&S, Co-op and Harrods.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/retail-cyber-attacks-nca-arrest-four-for-attacks-on-m-s-co-op-and-harrods?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

6. Sadistic online harm groups putting people at unprecedented risk, warns the NCA

   The Director General of the National Crime Agency has warned of a “deeply concerning” trend of online networks of predominantly teenage boys, dedicated to inflicting harm and committing a range of criminality.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/sadistic-online-harm-groups-putting-people-at-unprecedented-risk-warns-the-nca?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

7. National Crime Agency helps deliver international operation to dismantle cyber crime sites

   The National Crime Agency has participated in a global operation to degrade some of the most popular services used by cyber criminals to carry out cyber attacks that affect public services and cripple businesses in the UK.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/national-crime-agency-helps-deliver-international-operation-to-dismantle-cyber-crime-sites?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

8. Integrated Protective Security (IPS)

   The Integrated Protective Security Command (IPS) is responsible for securing the NCA to protect the public. IPS safeguards the NCA from the full range of security threats, enabling the organisation to achieve its operational objectives, both...

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/careers/ncaroles/integrated-protective-security?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

9. There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs, says NCA as annual threat assessment is published

   The National Crime Agency has today released its annual assessment of serious and organised crime, with a stark warning that taking drugs has never been more dangerous.

   https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/there-has-never-been-a-more-dangerous-time-to-take-drugs-says-national-crime-agency-as-annual-threat-assessment-is-published?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

10. NCA infiltrates world's most prolific DDoS-for-hire service

    The National Crime Agency has infiltrated a significant DDoS-for-hire service which has been responsible for tens of thousands of attacks every week across the globe.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-infiltrates-world-s-most-prolific-ddos-for-hire-service?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

11. NCA uncovers corrupt officials who helped wanted criminals to circumvent international Red Notice system

    Four people have been detained in Moldova in relation to a suspected corruption scheme to bribe officials in Moldova and elsewhere for wanted persons to avoid detection by Red Notices published by INTERPOL.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-uncovers-corrupt-officials-who-helped-wanted-criminals-to-circumvent-international-red-notice-system?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

12. European police chiefs call for end-to-end encryption roll out to include public protection measures

    The Director General of the National Crime Agency and European Police Chiefs are calling for industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure public safety across technology platforms.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/european-police-chiefs-call-for-end-to-end-encryption-roll-out-to-include-public-protection-measures?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

13. Operation Henhouse: over 400 arrests and £19m seized in national campaign tackling fraud

    Over 400 people have been arrested in a crackdown on fraud coordinated by the National Economic Crime Centre and City of London Police.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-henhouse-over-400-arrests-and-19m-seized-in-national-campaign-tackling-fraud?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

14. International investigation disrupts the world’s most harmful cyber crime group

    The National Crime Agency is today, Tuesday 20 February, revealing details of an international disruption campaign targeting LockBit, the world’s most harmful cyber crime group.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-leads-international-investigation-targeting-worlds-most-harmful-ransomware-group?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

15. Director General delivers keynote speech at the RUSI SOC Conference

    It is great to be back again at RUSI, and I am delighted to be opening your inaugural Serious and Organised Crime conference today. The first of what I hope will be many.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/director-general-delivers-keynote-speech-at-the-rusi-soc-conference?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

16. DG NCA Graeme Biggar delivers RUSI's 4th Annual Security Lecture

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/dg-nca-graeme-biggar-delivers-rusi-s-4th-annual-security-lecture?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

17. Underworld: Behind the Scenes of the NCA – a true crime podcast from the National Crime Agency

    Listen to the new series of our true crime podcast ‘Underworld: Behind the Scenes of the NCA’ as we unearth the murky ‘underworld’ of serious and organised crime.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/what-we-do/how-we-work/underworld-behind-the-scenes-of-the-nca-podcast?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

18. The National Crime Agency marks a decade of disrupting serious and organised crime

    The National Crime Agency celebrated its tenth anniversary on 7 October 2023. Read more about how the NCA has been protecting the public from serious and organised crime for a decade.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/?view=article&id=3196:the-national-crime-agency-marks-a-decade-of-disrupting-serious-and-organised-crime&catid=8&highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

19. National Crime Agency running more than 800 operations as it reaches 10th anniversary

    The National Crime Agency marks its 10th anniversary on Saturday 7 October, and has revealed it is running more than 800 operations into serious and organised crime groups impacting the United Kingdom.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/national-crime-agency-running-more-than-800-operations-as-it-reaches-10th-anniversary?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd

20. Director General Graeme Biggar launches National Strategic Assessment

    I am delighted to be here for my first public speech as Director General of the National Crime Agency.

    https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/director-general-graeme-biggar-launches-national-strategic-assessment?highlight=WyJjeWJlciIsInBlb3BsZSJd