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| May 25, 2026 | Former SNP chief admits embezzling £400K of party funds to ‘bankroll lavish lifestyle’ | The former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, Peter Murrell, who is also Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband, has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of pounds from the party.
Murr... |
| May 17, 2026 | Scottish League says title decider did not end early after pitch invasion | Previous
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Heart of Midlothian - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - May 16, 2026 Celtic's Callum Osmand celebrates scoring their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
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| Mar 23, 2026 | Police Scotland Considers Facial Recognition Rollout Amid Human Rights Concerns | The UK Government states that Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology uses live video footage of people passing an LFR camera in a public place and compares their images to a specific list of people wanted by the police (known as a watchli... |
| Mar 23, 2026 | A Privilege-Centric Playbook for Identity Security in Scotland | Most organisations we speak to are still thinking about cybersecurity in terms of perimeters: firewalls, network access, keeping the wrong people out. The problem is that attackers stopped thinking that way a long time ago.
Today, the prima... |
| Feb 20, 2026 | How Can Scotland’s Public Services Unlock Value From AI? | Scotland’s public sector is facing a monumental moment, defined by the struggle to maintain quality of services amid constrained resources and shifting demographics.
Amid these struggles is a growing debate on the implementation of AI and h... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Police.AI to Launch in Home Office Police Tech Reforms | The Home Office has released a new White Paper introducing sweeping reforms to UK police, from the launch of a National Police Service to the roll out of increased AI and facial recognition.
The new white paper will see major reform across ... |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Cyber & Fraud Hub Launches Practical Guide on Crypto Fraud | The Cyber and Fraud Hub has announced the publication of its latest resource, A Guide to Avoiding Cryptocurrency Scams, developed in collaboration with Police Scotland and Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency platforms.
As cr... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | SNP Votes to Block Police Scotland’s Facial Recognition Plans | A resolution banning Police Scotland’s unfettered use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) has been passed by the SNP at its annual conference.
The resolution, brought by Erin Lux, opposed the implementation of LFR by the force without legislat... |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Glasgow City Council Warns of Possible Data Theft Following ‘Cyber Incident’ | Glasgow City Council is responding to a cyber-incident that has caused widespread disruption across a number of its online services and may have involved the theft of customer data.
The incident was first identified early on Thursday 19 Jun... |
| Jun 19, 2025 | The Crossroads of Compassion: The Assisted Dying Bill Debate | The debate over the assisted dying bill in the UK is a storm brewing on the horizon. As MPs prepare for a crucial vote, the stakes couldn't be higher. This legislation could change the landscape of end-of-life choices for countless individu... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | Scots Study Warns AI Scammers Could Weaponise Regional Accents | Researchers at Abertay University have raised concerns that advances in AI voice technology could be exploited by scammers to target unsuspecting victims by using regional accents.
A new study, led by Dr Neil Kirk of the Department of Socio... |
| May 19, 2025 | Scotland’s Cyber and Fraud Hub Appoints Alex Dowall as CEO | The Cyber and Fraud Hub, a Scottish charity that supports individuals affected by cyber-crime and fraud, has announced the appointment of Alex Dowall as chief executive officer ahead of its first anniversary.
Dowall brings over thirty years... |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Scotland's Bold Move | Scotland is stepping up. The Scottish Government has unveiled a £4 million initiative aimed at boosting female entrepreneurship. This is part of a larger £15 million investment to foster business growth across the nation. The goal? To creat... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | New Study Urges Police Scotland to Do More for Cyber-crime Victims | The police should become more involved in reimbursing money to victims of cyber-crime, according to the latest research from the University of Strathclyde.
In a survey of 380 victims of crime, including some detailed interviews, researchers... |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Businesses Encouraged to Host an Event for CyberScotland Week 2025 | Businesses and community groups in Scotland are being urged to sign up to host an event as part of CyberScotland Week 2025.
The theme of the awareness week, which will take place from 24 February to 2 March 2025, is ‘Can’t hack it?’, highli... |
| Oct 3, 2024 | The Scottish Prevention Hub | Data-driven Public Services | In a bid to address the nation’s most pressing social and health challenges, The Scottish Prevention Hub is pushing the boundaries of public service collaboration.
Led by Dr. Kristy Docherty, co-director of the Hub, the initiative unites ke... |
| Sep 20, 2024 | The Whistle and the Shadows: A Dive into Recent Football Controversies | Football is a game of passion. It’s a dance of skill, strategy, and sometimes, chaos. Recently, two stories emerged from the heart of the sport, casting shadows over the beautiful game. One involves a referee grappling with a tough decision... |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Former Arsenal forward charged after cannabis worth 600,000 pounds seized | Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged after he was arrested by Scotland's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with the seizure 60 kg of cannabis worth 600,000 pounds ($793,620) at Stansted Airpor... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Police Scotland Urge Local Businesses to Join CyberAlarm Scheme | Businesses in Scotland are being urged to sign up to a free digital tool which monitors the threats from cyber-criminals.
Police CyberAlarm is being offered to help businesses better understand and monitor malicious cyber activity.
The sche... |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Scottish First Minister Urges Tech Firms to Tackle Online Hate | Following disorder in parts of the UK, first minister John Swinney has written to X, Meta and TikTok to ask what action they are taking to combat the spread of misinformation, and to address racist and hateful material on their platforms.
I... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Online Business Fraud Growing at an Alarming Rate | New research from fraud prevention platform Ravelin shows online fraud is increasing globally but has grown more in the UK in the last 12 months than any of the ten countries surveyed, including France, Germany, Italy, America, Brazil, Aust... |
| May 7, 2024 | NHS Dumfries and Galloway Stolen Data Published on Dark Web | Patient data from NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been released on the dark web after a ransomware group threatened to share the large volume of data after a cyber-attack in March.
Back in March, a small amount of information was shared by th... |
| Sep 7, 2023 | How Many Scottish Women Are Subjected to Online Violence? | One in six women in Scotland have experienced online violence, according to a new study, with the figure rising amongst those aged between 16-24 (27%) and LGBTQ+ women (45%).
This is according to researchers from The Open University who car... |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 3 hikers found dead after not returning from one of the narrowest ridge crests in Britain | The bodies of three missing hikers were recovered from a mountain in the Scottish Highlands after they didn't return from a notoriously difficult scramble on one of the narrowest ridge crests in Britain, police said Monday.
The trio set out... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Finalists for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023 | The finalists have been revealed for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023, the annual celebration of business-academic partnerships, hosted by Interface.
Twenty-two nominees have been shortlisted in the eighth Scottish Knowledge Exch... |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Winners Announced at 2022 Scottish Cyber Awards | The winners of the 2022 Scottish Cyber Awards have been announced, with Gareth Rae taking home the Champion of Champions Award on the night.
Hosted live at Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh, the awards brought together more than 250 people ... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Cybercrime Figures in Scotland Almost Double in the Last Year | These figures are a 95% increase from the previous year, which recorded a total of 7,240 cybercrimes.
Figures released on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics show a year-on-year rise of 149% for online fraud, with an estimated 8,5... |
| Sep 28, 2020 | New Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence Announced by Police Scotland | Police Scotland has announced it will create a cybersecurity Centre of Excellence to train police officers to fight cybercrime.
The centre will employ 150 specialist staff – 100 staff currently working in cybercrime plus an additional 50, w... |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Cybercrime: How Can Our Police Forces Adapt to Changing Cyber Threats? | Scot-Secure 2020 was a chance for members of the technology community to discuss the challenges posed by cybercrime, and potential solutions to these.
But it wasn’t just business that was on the agenda. Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham... |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Police Scotland Begins Roll-out of Controversial Cyber Kiosk Devices | Police Scotland has announced it will begin the phased roll-out of controversial cyber kiosk technology on the 20th of January.
Cyber kiosks are desktop computers, which will be located in police stations across local policing divisions. Th... |
| Jun 8, 2018 | New Scottish App Helps Find Missing Dementia Sufferers | Purple Alert helps the community to look out for people living with dementia, who go missing. The app allows carers to share the person’s profile if they lose their way and allows for eyes and ears on the ground to immediately help find the... |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Scottish Police Authority Tendering for New Communications System | The Scottish Police Authority has announced that it is looking to contract a provider to implement and maintain a £4.6 million National Integrated Communication Control System (ICCS) for Police Scotland.
The SPA’s aim, outlined in Police Sc... |
| May 14, 2018 | Child Protection Software to be Deployed by Police Scotland | Police Scotland is to track the computer activity of child sex offenders using a pioneering new technology that monitors their online movements 24 hours-a-day. Through the technology, which is being rolled out following a pilot scheme, poli... |
| Feb 13, 2018 | Scottish Schools Consider Phone Ban to End Upskirt Epidemic | A group of MSPs is calling for Holyrood to investigate the banning of mobile phones within Scotland’s schools, to tackle the growing problem of boys taking non-consensual ‘upskirt’ and ‘downblouse’ pictures of pupils and teachers.
Male pupi... |
| Feb 8, 2018 | School Pupils Treated to Cybersecurity Skills Event | Yesterday, pupils from Inverness Royal Academy, Tain Royal Academy and Grantown Grammar participated in a cybersecurity skills event as part of Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Cyber Skills Programme.
The purpose of the event was to shin... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Cyber Crime Fighters Wanted | Holy Wannacry, Batman! Scotland’s school pupils are being encouraged to consider fighting cybercriminals as a career choice, thanks to a new initiative launched today by Skills Development Scotland.
Aimed at S1 to S3 pupils, the Cyber Skill... |
| Oct 19, 2017 | Scots Premiership Side Lose £1 Million In Hack | SPFL directors have called an emergency meeting after Hamilton Academical was defrauded of £1 million last week in a brazen cyber-attack. The club have been forced to put plans for a £350,000 indoor sports hall on hold at their ground, the ... |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Digital Skills: Aligning Education with Industry Requirement | Industry has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, driven by technological progression and market disruption, and we need to make sure the skills pipeline evolves accordingly. As a country, there is a clear requirement to ensure that p... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Police Scotland Hacker Escapes Jail | The Police Scotland hacker, who also targeted British Airways and CEX has escaped jail time, after a trial at Newcastle Crown Court.
Kevin Dixon bought a piece of hacking software called Stress Time, online and used it to attack Police Scot... |
| Microsoft can't guarantee UK data sovereignty | Correspondence between the Scottish Police Authority and the Windows maker showed that Microsoft could not guarantee that data uploaded to a new trial system - the Digital Evidence Sharing Capability (DESC) - would remain in the UK, as requ... |
