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Comment The campaign is chaired by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and is supported by Dell, eBay, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Microsoft, the CSIA (Central Sponsor for Information Assurance) within the Cabinet Office and... [13 Jan 2005]
Opinion: A bad case of worms
Comment It's a spin-off series from the annual e-Crime Congress and is supported by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. This month, I chaired the first e-Crime Solutions seminar in... [21 Dec 2004]
Home Office demands massive cybersecurity overhaul
The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, which is dedicated to fighting organised hi-tech crime, was unavailable to comment on this issue at the time of writing. The government has warned that... [13 Dec 2004]
Microsoft: Two-factor authentication would thwart phishers
Earlier this year, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit estimated that identity fraud accounted for the majority of high-tech crime, which was thought to be worth billions of... [17 Nov 2004]
Police arrest phishing mob suspect
Parties included in the project include the DTI, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and the Association of Payment Clearing Services. A suspected Russian gangster and phisherman, caught red-handed with... [11 Nov 2004]
'Project Endurance' tries to tackle online crime
The Project Endurance Steering Group includes the DTI, Home Office, National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance, the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination... [08 Nov 2004]
UK ID fraud survey underway
Yesterday in a joint operation, the National High Tech Crime Unit and the US Secret Service made several arrests linked with a passport forgery scheme based in Bulgaria. Identity risk management firm ID... [29 Oct 2004]
Police arrest UK suspect in anti-ID theft operation
The National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), which was part of a joint operation with the US Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies, made the arrest on Wednesday. The group] compromised bank... [29 Oct 2004]
International crackdown nets ID theft ring
Other agencies that took part in the investigation included the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit; the US Department of Justice; the US Department of State; the Vancouver, B.C. The investigation started... [29 Oct 2004]
US Secret Service rounds up ID thieves
News Other agencies that took part in the investigation included the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit; the US Department of Justice; the US Department of State; the Vancouver, B.C. The investigation started... [29 Oct 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Does the UK need ID cards?
Comment Other justifications include cutting fraud and crime. What is ignored is that ID cards create a whole new business for organised crime through the sale of forged cards. Ian Watmore,... [19 Oct 2004]
Phone fraud crackdown cuts off 13 countries
News The dialler scam came to prominence earlier this year when premium rate regulator Icstis published figures showing the number of victims of the rogue diallers - which are often only discovered when users are landed with huge phone bills... [22 Sep 2004]
£3m anti-fraud payment wins UK banks £65m back
News The DCPCU (Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit) was set up in April 2002 and has managed to save £65m by cutting down on fraud. Last year, the UK lost £402m to the fraudsters, mostly... [13 Aug 2004]
UK MPs urge cybercrime revisions and tougher sentences
News Simon Janes, international operations manager at computer forensics specialist Ibas and former head of Scotland Yard's Computer Crime Unit, told silicon.com: "I applaud the recommendation to increase... [30 Jun 2004]
Phone-charge Net fraud on the rise in UK
News ICSTIS has been forced to call in the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) after being hit with a surge in complaints. We can't work out what the problem is, so have recently started talking to the... [24 Jun 2004]
