New Moray police chief warns farmers are being targeted by cyber criminals
Date of alert:
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
Police Scotland
Moray’s new police chief has warned farmers to be on the alert for “evolving” criminal gangs who may target their rural properties’ IT systems.
Area Commander for Moray, Chief Inspector Simon Reid said cyber and rural crime as well as “hidden harms” like domestic abuse and child exploitation are some of his top priorities.
Ch Insp Reid has already joined his local officers on the beat to understand policing challenges facing them and he urged the public to come forward with their concerns or suggestions about where resources are needed the most
In his first interview since taking on the role, Ch Insp Reid spoke of “huge challenges” for the force as the country comes out of the Covid-19 crisis.
He said: “One element that we do see in terms of the pandemic taking effect that causes challenges is cyber-enabled criminality.
