CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > August 2024 27 PLANT THEFT: 2 Growing risk to supply chain by cyber threat • 12th April - GT Access had a Skyjack SJ6826 stolen fromNew Co-op Arena in Manchester. • 2nd May - Eagle Platform’s customer had a Niftylift 170 trailer-mount stolen from Coleridge Road in Sheffield. • 3rd May - NCATT circulated a warning against Simon Rogers of Wagama Estates regarding stolen matting. • Between 8th May - 3rd July there have been a number of attempted frauds. The fraudsters have claimed to work for Bespake Europe, Buxted Construction, C S Mason, D S Watson Civil Engineering, E G Group, E J Taylor & Son, GKL Group, HH Construction, Harringtons Builders, Jagger Construction, Maypine Construction, MBS, MDS Civil Engineering, Mead Construction, Munnings Construction, NEG Services, RC Civils, Spencer British Engineering or Wagama Estates. The names used have been Arthur Fitzpatrick, Barry, David Taylor, Edward or Edward Taylor, George Wright, John, Mark or Mark Nannery, Robert Larson, Sam Broughton, Samantha or Samantha Taylor, Sarah Marsh or Wimpiest, Sharon Cullen, Simon Rogers, Stuart Ray, or Raymond Trav. The site addresses given are in Basildon, Benfleet (Essex), Bishop’s Stortford (Hertfordshire), Bradford, Castlevale (Birmingham), Corby, Crowland (Lincolnshire), Gateshead, Keston (Bromley), Orpington, Tilbury, or Wakefield. The NCATT and Opal police units have been informed of all these occurrences. • 14th May - NCATT circulated a warning against Anthony WilliamCavanagh of Bootle in Merseyside. • 17th May - NCATT circulated a warning against Anthony James Clements . • 7th June - Elvington Plant Hire had a Wacker Neuson RD80 roller and an Indespension trailer taken from a site in Oldham. • 14th June - Quattro Plant had a Manitou MT993 telehandler stolen from Forst Hill Industrial Park, London. • 25th June - NCATT circulated a warning against Craig Forbes using the company names Forbes Fencing Ltd , FF Equi Arenas , and AM20 Driving Solutions . A recent report has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which has been drafted to help companies understand the growing threat of cyber-attacks - whether by Organised Criminal Groups (OCGs) or rogue states – on companies supply chains. The ICO’s report has highlighted the growing trend of cyber criminals targeting major organisations’ IT systems by penetrating their security systems via third parties’ systems, with one security company reporting a 300% increase in cyber-attacks on their client’s supply chains since COVID ended, and another report from two years ago, found that less than half of companies had carried out any form of risk assessment on their supply chain. It is recommended that organisations must prioritise their own internal security procedures, whilst encouraging their supply chains to take similar steps on security procedures, including staff education. Further information on this can be found on the ICO’s website on www.ico.org.uk Thefts and Frauds Reported by Members