A UK Police Force Suspends Working From Home After Finding Automated Keystroke Scam

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By EditorDavidOct 4, 2025, 4:49 pm357 ptsTop
The Greater Manchester Police force has 12,677 employees. But they've now suspended work-from-home privileges, reports the BBC, "following an investigation into so-called 'key-jamming', which can allow people to falsely appear to be working. "Twenty-six police officers, staff and contractors are facing…

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