e-crime fraud
RSS e-crime fraudTrojan bank fraud gang sentenced
News The convictions of the gang members are the first to come out of an investigation by the Met's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), the £7m unit set up last year to tackle cybercrime. He failed to appear... [17 Nov 2009]
100 dodgy football ticket sellers shut down by cybercops
News The government's newly-created Police Central e-crime Unit has announced a new assault on dodgy online ticket sellers. It has also been involved in a major investigation to target a group of suspects... [10 Aug 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet From the end of this year, that sort of thing will be handled by the National Fraud Reporting Centre (NFRC), which will provide a central phone line and web portal for members of the public and businesses to report all... [20 Jul 2009]
Soca's cybercrime cops score 21 convictions
News But since then there has been regular criticism from businesses that online fraud and crime has not been a high priority for law enforcement. Soca is joined in the fight against internet... [15 Jul 2009]
Police launch £1bn-worth of e-crime investigations
News During its first year in operation as the National Lead Police Force for Fraud it has hired 50 new investigators and taken on 70 new cases of suspected fraud involving computers, the... [25 Mar 2009]
eBay: e-crime cops latest recruit
News The UK's new e-crime unit is already collecting criminal intelligence reports from eBay in an effort to help stamp out fraud and data theft targeting the auctioneer.eBay is feeding... [25 Feb 2009]
£800: How much SMEs will lose to cybercrime
News Just over half (54 per cent) of small businesses surveyed by the FSB reported being a victim of an online crime in the last 12 months, with just over a third of victims having been caught out by phishing emails, 15 per... [20 Feb 2009]
Credit crunch sees UK firms send techies to cops
News The financial slowdown in the retail, banking and telecoms sectors is expected to see more businesses offer their IT staff rather than money to support the £7m Police Central E-crime Unit (PCeU),... [19 Jan 2009]
UK police: 'We need crime breathalysers for PCs'
News Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie, architect of the UK's Police Central E-crime Unit (PCeU), said frontline police ideally need a digital forensic tool as easy to use as the breathalyser, to help... [11 Dec 2008]
Jobless techies turning to crime
News Both PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and security vendor Finjan are forecasting that the recession will fuel a significant rise in insider fraud and cyber crime in 2009. A PwC forensic expert claims the... [11 Dec 2008]
Help us find the fraudsters, police ask business
News The UK's new e-crime unit wants industry to help out in the battle against online fraud. Detective superintendent Charlie McMurdie, joint architect of the PCeU, said it is a priority for... [10 Dec 2008]
Europe to get cyber crime alert system
News It follows the recent establishment of the £7m Police Central E-crime Unit and National Fraud Strategic Authority, which will help fight cyber crime in the UK. Europe is... [28 Nov 2008]
Inbox: Brits baying for blood over ID
Comment So get ready for more "it's to stop crime/terrorism/stealing from you/harm to the kiddies" fear making announcements from the Home Secretary designed to stop you trusting anyone but the government. For example, if a bank... [24 Nov 2008]
MPs demand more cash for e-crime battle
News In a parliamentary debate on internet fraud today, MPs said the government needs to "look again" at the £7m funding for the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU). MPs have called for more... [05 Nov 2008]
Cops enlist HAL in fight against crime
News Looking at how AI techniques can boost digital forensics, the government-funded Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will examine the potential use of AI in web counter-terrorism surveillance, fighting internet... [05 Nov 2008]
