Encrypted apps put vulnerable at risk, NCA specialist warns

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Encrypted apps put vulnerable at risk, NCA specialist warns

More encrypted message apps will lead to an increase in vulnerable people becoming victims of crime, a senior cyber crime specialist has warned.

Date - 15th January 2021
By - Chris Smith

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Nigel Leary, Temporary Deputy Director of the UK’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), warned end-to-end encryption messaging was leaving vulnerable people at risk of exploitation. He told a digital event hosted by the Academy for Social...

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