City of London Police
City of London Police is the UK's national lead force for fraud and cybercrime policing.
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City of London Police calls it a 'digital prison', so what would a Cyber Crime Risk Order actually restrict?
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Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: Police press for a 'digital prison'Background
City of London Police used the sentencing of two Scattered Spider hackers over the 2024 Transport for London attack to press for new Cyber Crime Risk Orders, court powers that would restrict a convicted hacker's access to devices and technology after release.
The force is the UK's national lead force for fraud and cybercrime policing, working alongside the National Crime Agency on major cyber prosecutions. Commander Ollie Shaw described the proposed order as a 'digital prison', modelling it on Sexual Harm Prevention Orders.
No Cyber Crime Risk Order yet exists in UK statute; Shaw is using the NCA's biggest cybercrime conviction to argue for a legal instrument Parliament has not yet written.
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