Crime of the Week: Cyber Attacks

This week, the Office of National Statistics claims cybercrime to be the most common offence. The new statistics the obsever would publish on Thursday will include cybercrime statistics, which studies show to be at towering levels.

The ONS information showed the number of cyber crimes is from between three and four million yearly. They estimate England and Wales to have the highest number of offences, estimated at 6.8 million.

Compared with industry estimates, the impact could be bigger. Cybercrime could triple as their observation from the previous year reached 12.5 million online offences.

Among those involved are identity theft, "phishing", electronic computer attacks using viruses and malicious software.

One police source conceded this figure will soar when new data emerges on Thursday.

“There are already estimates that the addition of cybercrime will add three to four million offences to the total but it could be much higher than that,” said the source.

“It’s possible it will double, or more.

“There will certainly be a significant increase in crime.”

He added: “Many in the police have said for a long time that traditional crime like burglary have been in steep decline because criminals are going online.

“Finally, the official figures will be recognising that changing pattern.”

You've Probably Heard Of The Sharing Economy! Here Are Three Ways How To Get In!

You've probably heard of Uber, AirBnb and other sharing services that enable those who've invested on some high-end vehicles and properties to earn back the capital they've used for such investments. These businesses are booming and are popularly known as the sharing economy.

The sharing economy earns as much as conventional car rental and property renters do.

But the market is saturated. So where can we go from here? Here are three starting sharing businesses you could try!

Rent Parking Space

Rent your parking space. Yep, that can be done. If you know about JustPark, you could rent out your parking space to other people. JustPark will take a small cut from your profits. The best thing about it is that JustPark will advertise your parking space for any traveller or tourist nearby in need of having their vehicle homed somewhere.

Desks Renting

If you have some spare desks at home, you could try Hubble. Hubble allows you to rent desks from your vacant office spaces. If your home is declared an office space as you're self-employed, you could have some start-ups or freelancers to rent desk space. The profits might come small but hey, those desks are working money for you!

Handbags?

Outrageous as it may sound, you could rent out handbags to women who need a certain bag to go with their outfits for special occasions. Try The Handbag Rental, which would earn you about £30 per day per rent.

Women who love buying bags? Now's your time to shine!