Beware Brit cops bearing battering rams. Four nabbed over Trojan claims

Re: Small beer in the grand scheme of things

But if a bank loses all your details to some hackers then it gets a small fine and nobody gets to kick any doors in -

Re: Small beer in the grand scheme of things

@TheWeddingPhotographer

In the grand scheme of things it really does depend on how you look at it, my wife told me three weeks ago that one of her accounts had been hacked, the bank blocked the account, but it did take 2 weeks to get the 1,700 GBP back in the account :-)

Re: Small beer in the grand scheme of things

"Hence, In the grand scheme of things, this isn't news."

What would it take for this to be news in your opinion? Would they have to stage one grand arrest in which they booked everyone one of the criminals you describe?

Law enforcement and the judicial system generally work one criminal at a time.

We don't go in for show trials and mass arrests in this country.

Re: Small beer in the grand scheme of things

The UK economy lost (estimated) 6.8 billion to cyber crime over the last year.

Yes. So your point is that the police should stop interfering with this otherwise successful business?

We have cyber bulling that remains un-dealt with too.

Bullying is a cultural issue that has more to do with the way people think than the law. Demand new law allowing civil prosecution for Civil Rights Violation and let the victims get revenge through the courts.

We have terrorists organising themselves on social media.

And everywhere else. Your point?

We have the big players dodging taxes.

A matter of the need for Tax Statute Reform - demand your MP work to close the loopholes that make this so easy.

We have companies playing fast and loose with data, with breaches all over the place.

The people in charge are human and make mistakes. That said, there should be corporate law to penalize companies that don't learn from the experience of data loss by hacking - say, if the Dimwit Bank doesn't learn to encrypt everything after their (insert large number)th break-in.

New law doesn't just happen because you want it to. You must engage in the political process. Your MP is there for a reason - use him or her. Make them earn their money. Tell them what you want and why, then pester them until they understand that they want it too. Organize.

You can't expect anything to change if you just sit there using The Force.

Re: Good work officers, keep it up.

Good work officers, keep it up.

It is good to see police going after cyber crime and it is good to see them succeeding.

They haven't scratched the surface......