e-crime crackdown online fraud
Are banks going soft on e-crime?
News The Lords science and technology committee has called for people to be able to report crime directly to the police, rather than having to rely on banks to pass it on to law enforcers.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a... [08 Jul 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime pinpoints a surge in attempts to hijack bank accounts using email phishing and key logging malware.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. [06 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News The National High Tech Crime Unit (NHCTU) was rolled into Soca in 2006, prompting claims from business and politicians that cyber crime policing was being diluted.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime... [15 May 2008]
UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent
News Apacs said consumers must be vigilant after the number of reported incidents shot up by more than 10,000 during the first quarter of 2008.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. [16 Apr 2008]
UK a hotbed for cyber crime
News The most commonly reported crime was auction fraud but they also included non-delivery of purchases, credit/debit card fraud, computer intrusions, spam or unsolicited email and child pornography.silicon.com has won widespread support for its e... [08 Apr 2008]
Cyber crime: Police not taking it seriously
News Just six per cent said cyber crime should be a lower priority for police and 11 per cent of silicon.com readers said the police have the balance "about right".silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police... [07 Apr 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News She said: "The thing that is disturbing us the most is the exchange of stolen credit card data and the scale on which it is being traded on the internet and its availability to be bought.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a... [19 Mar 2008]
Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources
News All 12 CIOs and IT directors on this week's CIO Jury are backing silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign for a dedicated national police e-crime unit, following the government's decision to hand over the now defunct National High-Tech Crime Unit... [18 Mar 2008]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News Some of the biggest names in law enforcement, business and the IT industry have thrown their weight behind our e-Crime Crackdown campaign.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. [12 Mar 2008]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News Most of Romania's law enforcement efforts are concentrated on its capital, Bucharest, but most of the cases identified during the crackdown were coming from smaller towns, where the eBay team sometimes found backlogs of 200 eBay-related fraud... [10 Mar 2008]
Will SOCA kick online fraud into touch?
Comment One of the objectives of SOCA is to launch a crackdown on financial crime, such as money laundering and online fraud. According to SOCA's literature, around 40 per cent of its resources will be focussed on stopping drug trafficking; 25 per cent on... [04 Apr 2006]
Leader: Playing sheriff of the wild, wild web
Leader Even the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, which traces huge amounts of laundered money around the world, said at last year's e-Crime Forum that tracking small payments is difficult. If fraud is being committed and only a small amount of money is... [02 Feb 2006]
International crackdown nets ID theft ring
The investigation started in July 2003 when the Secret Service, now part of the US Department of Homeland Security, began investigating an unspecified financial crime. Other agencies that took part in the investigation included the UK's National Hi... [29 Oct 2004]
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