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Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News As organised criminals move from more traditional crimes, such as armed robbery, towards e-crime, there is evidence that they are targeting university students, graduates and the tech savvy for recruitment, according to security experts and the... [23 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News The report by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) says groups of criminals worldwide are collaborating over the web, specialising in roles from spamming to trading stolen personal data. Soca also warn that half of the UK's £1.3bn intellectual... [06 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Cyber crimefighting successes
News The Serious Organised Crime Agency's (Soca) 2007 to 2008 report details work by the agency over the past year. Notable cyber crime success include Operation Ajowan, where Soca broke up a website where criminals traded stolen bank, credit and... [15 May 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News In September Soca will begin using an information portal to share intelligence and expertise on e-crime with law enforcers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and US on top of its regular meetings with its international counterparts and... [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]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News Catherine Bowen, head of crime policy at the BRC, said: "The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) have not maintained those links with industry on business-related e-crime, we seem to have fallen off the bottom of the scale since the National... [14 Mar 2008]
Police e-crime funding set for green light?
News Police, businesses and politicians have been calling for a dedicated cyber crime unit since the National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) was absorbed into the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca) in 2006.silicon.com has also this week launched... [12 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown - silicon.com launches national campaign
News Police, businesses and politicians say Britain is ill equipped to deal with the growing threat and have been demanding a dedicated e-crime police unit since the National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) was absorbed into the Serious Organised Crime... [12 Mar 2008]
Internet child pornography arrests quadruple
News A spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that such a unit could operate as part of the new Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), which has been likened to a UK version of the FBI. [04 Mar 2005]
