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Georgia Harrison warns of child suicide risk from explicit images
Reality TV personality Georgia Harrison has voiced grave concerns that a lack of action on non-consensual explicit images is driving children to suicide. Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain, she advocated for an immediate online 'kill switch' and highlighted the persistent availability of AI-generated child abuse imagery.
3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 60 · Hype 41 
Community Safety · City of LondonGeorgia Harrison meets Prime Minister over cybercrime campaign
Reality television personality Georgia Harrison has met with the Prime Minister at Downing Street as part of her ongoing campaign against violence against women and girls. Harrison, who received an MBE for her work in tackling online privacy and cybercrime awareness, described the Prime Minister as genuine and down to earth.
City of London2 min readTrust 30 · Craft 58 · Hype 45
Fraud & Cybercrime · WandsworthWandsworth residents warned of doorstep census fraud
Fraudsters are targeting homes in Wandsworth, posing as Home Affairs Officers and claiming to collect identification details for a census. They are using official-looking documents and biometric machines to obtain fingerprints and photo data.
Wandsworth2 min readTrust 30 · Craft 45 · Hype 65- Policing · London
Police legal database hacked: 100,000 officers' details posted on the dark web
Around 100,000 UK police officers and staff have had their names, contact details and force affiliations published on the dark web after a breach of the Police National Legal Database. No force-by-force breakdown has been released, and no official statement has yet named the scale of the Metropolitan Police's exposure.
London2 min read - Fraud & Cybercrime · London
How to report fraud and cybercrime in London after Action Fraud changed
Where London residents and businesses should report fraud or cybercrime in 2026, what to tell a bank, how to preserve evidence and when an immediate police response is needed.
London6 min read 
LatestLondon Transport Among Targets as Teen Hackers Face Cyber Choices Scheme
Transport for London was hacked by autistic teenagers in 2024. A national police programme now visits young offenders at home to divert them into cyber-security careers. Barnet Council says it will brief local schools on warning signs and legal risks.
5 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 35