Wednesday, 21 January 2026

 

  • “Test and Learn” trial explored how AI could support frontline officers with timely and accurate procedural guidance in the field
  • Over 23,000 officer hours could be saved annually across a single force, according to preliminary modelling
  • Download the Project Moriarty report here:  Project MORIARTY - signed.pdf

 

Middlesbrough, UK: Humberside Police, in partnership with Coeus Software, has completed Project Moriarty, a National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), National Science and Innovation Board (NSIB), Test and Learn funded trial exploring how artificial intelligence can provide frontline officers with accurate, relevant, and timely procedural guidance from a mobile policing application.

Intelligence and Policing
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Dallas, TX: zLabs researchers have uncovered Fantasy Hub, an Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) sold on Russian-language channels as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) subscription. The spyware offers a full suite of espionage and device-control features, including SMS, contact, and call-log theft; live audio/video streaming; and fake banking windows designed to steal credentials.

Unlike isolated malware kits, Fantasy Hub is a turnkey service complete with seller documentation, how-to videos, and a Telegram-based subscription bot. Buyers receive detailed instructions for creating counterfeit Google Play pages, app icons, and names to impersonate legitimate apps,  including cloned pages of popular services such as Telegram, to trick users into installing the dropper.

Key Findings

  • Subscription-based model: Lowers the barrier to entry with documentation, bot management, and automated build options.
  • Financial targeting: Used to impersonate banks including Alfa, PSB, Tbank, and Sber to steal mobile banking credentials.
  • Abuse of SMS privileges: Exploits Android’s default SMS handler role to intercept two-factor messages and forward content without user awareness.
  • Evasion tactics: Disguised as a Google Play update, the malware checks device environments to avoid analysis and detection.

Fantasy Hub’s MaaS framework highlights how sophisticated mobile spyware is being commoditized. With built-in instructions and automation, even inexperienced attackers can deploy advanced campaigns targeting financial workflows and enterprise BYOD environments.

“Fantasy Hub shows how professionalized seller support is turning complex spyware into accessible services,” said Vishnu Pratapagiri, zLabs researcher. “Organizations must assume even legitimate-looking apps could hide malicious droppers capable of intercepting authentication and sensitive data.”

Industry News
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London, UK: Trustestate has launched a platform designed to simplify and modernise the probate process in the UK. By combining legal expertise with smart technology and empathetic support, Trustestate helps families to navigate one of life’s most difficult moments with clarity, care and confidence.

Trustestate’s platform transforms the traditionally complex and opaque probate process into a transparent and seamless experience, keeping families fully informed, reassured and in control at every stage. By harnessing AI and automation, Trustestate streamlines routine administrative tasks in probate, with early results suggesting it could reduce that workload by up to 80%. This increased efficiency allows their legal team to focus less on paperwork and more on what truly matters: guiding and supporting families through the emotional and legal complexities of probate.

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Mr Selby

By Oliver Selby, Head of Sales, FANUC UK

From Trump to the Ukraine invasion, Covid restrictions to the growth of AI, violence in the Middle East to the rise of the far right in Europe, it’s clear that we are living in turbulent times. Amid such geopolitical uncertainty, world military expenditure has unsurprisingly rocketed, increasing by almost 10% in just one year (from 2023 to 2024) to reach $2,718 billion[1]. The countries with the highest military expenditures are the USA, China and Russia respectively, but even across Europe, defence stocks hit record levels in 2025[2]. And the UK is no exception. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), in 2024-25 the UK spent £66 billion (2.3% of national income) on defence and, as part of a NATO agreement, has committed to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035.

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