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Police Lose National High-Tech Crime Unit Website

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hate-when-that-happens dept.

Barence writes "The UK police have embarrassingly lost control of the National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) website. PC Pro reports the police have sloppily let the domain registration lapse, and it has now been picked up by an opportunistic German owner. The NHTCU was disbanded two years ago, but sites such as the BBC were still linking to the website as recently as July, making it a prime target for malware writers or phishing attacks."

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  1. Re:Can't admit a mistake? by BountyX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually...cingular.com lapsed a couple years ago. I bought it. Thank you for your monthly patronage...

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  2. Re:Why does everything need its own domain name? by 2names · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone else catch the irony of the parent going off on a DNS rant and then misusing "TLD" in said rant?

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  3. Re:Can't admit a mistake? by russotto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually...cingular.com lapsed a couple years ago. I bought it. Thank you for your monthly patronage...

    You're welcome. I've noticed a distinct improvement in service and drop in price since you took over from the real AT&T.