national hi-tech crime unit
Police unprepared for security 'arms race'
News The UK used to have a dedicated police e-crime fighting body - called the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) - but this was rolled into the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) in April 2006. A former US intelligence tech specialist has warned of... [14 Feb 2008]
Businesses call for police cyber crime unit
News Organisations must currently report any attacks on their network or data to local police computer crime units and there is concern at the lack of co-ordination since the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit was essentially disbanded in 2006 and rolled into... [08 Oct 2007]
UK needs cyber-crime reporting body
News The UK did previously have such an e-crime body, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHCTU). SOCA said the NHTCU has become the core of the e-crime unit of SOCA, with an expanded remit and greater resources. [19 Jul 2007]
Orange inks deal to overhaul investment bank's network
News The plot was foiled by the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. The £1.6m deal with Orange Business Services will see the installation of the network in the bank's new Temple Court offices in the Square Mile. [05 Dec 2006]
Russian hacker trio jailed for cyber attacks
News Maksakov, Petrov and Stepanov were arrested in 2004, through a joint operation between the UK National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) and the Russian authorities. The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), which has now replaced the NHTCU, confirmed... [05 Oct 2006]
William Hill fights back against the hackers
News The UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit eventually smashed a Russian gang involved in the online extortion racket and money laundering but the threat hasn't entirely disappeared. The entire online betting industry faces an ongoing battle in the fight... [04 Oct 2006]
"Trusted insiders" a threat to corporate security
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, which previously dealt with internet crime in the UK, has also been rolled into Soca. Soca was formed earlier this month, combining the National Crime Squad, the National Criminal Intelligence Service and experts... [25 Apr 2006]
Analysis: How to catch a cyber criminal? Do it yourself
Comment John Lyons, formerly of the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, and now a security consultant, says: "Law enforcement is only able to take on the top three per cent or four per cent of the most serious crimes. [24 Apr 2006]
Leader: UK FBI risks abandoning e-crime victims
Leader But one of the lesser-noted implications of the launch of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is the fate of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), which along with a number of other specialist groups has been rolled into the agency. [04 Apr 2006]
Will SOCA kick online fraud into touch?
Comment The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is to bring 4,000 specialist agents together and the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) - the UK's computer police - has become part of the new body. Former Scotland Yard computer crime unit officer Simon... [04 Apr 2006]
UK's "FBI" takes on cyber-criminals
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, which previously dealt with internet crime in the UK, has also been rolled into SOCA. Clarke said the new agency will "exploit hi-tech 21st century technology and uncover the new wave of crime bosses". [03 Apr 2006]
Interpol demands secure PCs
News Activities such as phishing and pharming would be drastically reduced if PCs were sold with security software ready and running, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit's E-Crime Congress in London was told. Bernhard Otupal, a crime intelligence officer... [31 Mar 2006]
Interpol: Politicians failing to tackle phishing
News In becoming part of the Serious Organised Crime Agency on 1 April this year, the UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit is pooling its resources to make fighting computer crime a regular part of hunting criminals, Otupal said. [21 Mar 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. New government plans to crack down on fraudsters show just how... [02 Feb 2006]
Take cyber crime seriously, government told
News Gibson said the decision to roll the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) into a new larger agency, The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), in April 2006 would actually make it harder for businesses to work out to whom they should report an... [02 Feb 2006]
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