Cyber-Flashing on UK Trains Doubles

Infosecurity | February 19, 2020

British Transport Police have reported an alarming increase in the number of women being sent sexually explicit images by strangers while traveling via train. In 2018, 34 cases of cyber-flashing offenses were reported to British Transport Police. In 2019, the number of recorded cases rose to 66, almost doubling over a one-year period. Cyber-flashing occurs when a sexual predator sends an unsolicited pornographic image or video to a stranger via the iPhone file-sharing function AirDrop.   Police fear the actual figures could be vastly higher as most incidents of cyber-flashing go unreported. Reasons for this could include the fear and/or embarrassment experienced by the victim, the difficulty in identifying the offender who sent the image, and a lack of serious consequences for offenders who are caught cyber-flashing.

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Cyber governance encompasses all the methodologies and tools an organization uses to respond to its own cyber security risks- including policies and processes.

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Cyber governance encompasses all the methodologies and tools an organization uses to respond to its own cyber security risks- including policies and processes.

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