VERY LITTLE CRIME TO REPORT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS

I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A REMINDER – IN CASE YOU GET SCAMMED OR RECEIVE AN ATTACK TO YOUR COMPUTER – PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACK UP AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH – JUST IN CASE.

When I speak to IT people – they sometimes do it daily – to preserve anything they have done as recently as possible before the breach !

AND – WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE SO MANY IT GURUS OUT THERE, WILLING TO HELP AND OFFER ADVICE:

Hey Jeffrey,

I just wanted to call out re your scam / fraud reference: it’s quite a common one, the NCSC detail it here. https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/public-urged-to-be-aware-of-scams-post-data-breaches

To offer a brief summary of how the hackers got your guys passwords:

What happens is: a given website/service/online store will be hacked and their passwords be leaked, this is a depressingly common occurrence. The service https://haveibeenpwned.com/ keeps track of this and can, when you have signed up, to send notifications of these password leakage.

An ‘entrepreneurial hacker’ will see an email address and password in a data breach, then email the user with this type of threat, suggesting they have all manner of madness to release, unless the ransom is paid.

The most important thing to remember is that the hacker never really has anything other than the leaked password !

The things to do to protect oneself from this, ranges from hard to simple.

The best, yet the hardest, is to use a different password for every website.

the simplest is to change your password as soon as possible if you see a breach notification from a provider or alert from service like https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Consider changing passwords regularly !!!

Powering everything down/paying a local shop to do a clean up probably isn't needed, when the majority of these are just chancers.

Cheers
Josh
Thanks Josh – we are all really grateful for this information – and – reassurance !

CRIME

I have attached reference numbers to each crime report. If you live in the vicinity of any of the crimes mentioned and have CCTV or a video doorbell, can you please check the footage. If you have any that might be of interest to the police, can you please make contact with us, quoting reference number given.

Alternatively you can call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or email - www.crimestoppers-uk.org

MAIDENHEAD CENTRAL:
maidenheadcentralgeographical@thamesvalley.police.uk
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

RIVERSIDE & BELMONT:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

MAIDENHEAD WEST
maidenheadwestgeographical@thamesvalley.police.uk
BISHAM, COOKHAM, HURLEY, THE WALTHAMS, LITTLEWICK GREEN & KNOWL HILL:
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

PINKNEYS GREEN & FURZE PLATT:
19/7 Thursday 5.05 p.m. Switchback Road South. An Amazon delivery driver had his van and contents stolen. He was making a delivery when a man climbed into his van and drove off towards North Town Moor. A grey Ford Transit index LC ** XMP. The van has a tracker, pinging in Malders Lane, Furze Platt. If anyone from either area has CCTV / Video Doorbell footage – please check it. Ref. No: 43220319592

MAIDENHEAD SOUTH
maidenheadsouthgeographical@thamesvalley.police.uk
BOYN HILL, COX GREEN & WOODLANDS PARK
NO CRIME TO REPORT.

OLDFIELD, BRAY & HOLYPORT:
19/6 – 20/6 We have a report of someone fly tipping debris from a cannabis farm at the junction of Ascot Road (A30) / Bartletts Lane. Does anyone have CCTV ? Video Doorbell footage of a van acting in a suspicious manner around that time Huh

Ref. No: 43220275263
18/7 Monday 11.30 a.m. Roundabout to the A404m. The aggrieved broke down on the roundabout. He left his van to deal with this, when a car pulled up, removed tools from inside and drove off. Ref. No: 43220317332