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RSS crime in newsUK a hotbed for cyber crime
News The cost of global e-crime surged to a record $240m last year, with the UK ranking number two in the world for cyber criminals. Online reporting body the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is reporting a $40m jump in the cost of international e... [08 Apr 2008]
Cyber crime: Police not taking it seriously
News In a poll of more than 100 silicon.com readers, 83 per cent said police should place a higher priority on e-crime than they do now, compared to other crimes. Just six per cent said cyber crime should be a lower priority for police and 11 per cent... [07 Apr 2008]
UK 'failing on cyber crime'
News The Tories have launched a stinging attack on the government's failure to pay £1.3m to fund a national e-crime policing unit. Shadow home secretary David Davis said a crime is committed online in the UK "every ten seconds" - costing UK businesses... [03 Apr 2008]
Gov't pledges to take e-crime seriously
News The government has pledged to meet with law enforcers to forge new policies on tackling cyber crime.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit. The centre would provide leadership and expertise to... [26 Mar 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News More government funding will be pumped into security technologies, the prime minister has announced. Gordon Brown presented the government's National Security Strategy to the House of Commons yesterday, outlining plans designed to improve the UK's... [20 Mar 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News The head of e-crime for the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), Sharon Lemon, has warned e-crime is so widespread it now plays a role in nearly every criminal investigation. Lemon said that with computers widely used by criminals it was... [19 Mar 2008]
Police forces lack e-crime expertise and resources
News Local police forces do not have the resources or expertise to deal with growing cyber crime and online fraud threats facing businesses today. All 12 CIOs and IT directors on this week's CIO Jury are backing silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign... [18 Mar 2008]
Businesses may be forced to pay for e-crime police
News Businesses would be forced to contribute to the funding of a national police e-crime unit under the current proposal being considered by the Home Office. But the private sector has hit back saying the core funding for a dedicated police unit to... [17 Mar 2008]
UK Plc calls for national police e-crime force
News The UK's major industry and business groups have backed silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign, which is calling for the creation of a new national police e-crime unit to combat the growing threat of cyber crime. [14 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline
News UK citizens and businesses have weathered unrelenting attacks from online phishers and hackers in recent years, while witnessing a gradual erosion of the ability of police forces to deal with everyday e-crime. [12 Mar 2008]
Police e-crime funding set for green light?
News Start-up funding could be secured for a national police e-crime unit this month, the Metropolitan Police officer behind the plans has told silicon.com. Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie, who has just stepped down as head of the Metropolitan... [12 Mar 2008]
Police backs calls for e-crime unit
News Leading police officers, global cyber security chiefs and FTSE 100 companies are backing a new campaign by silicon.com for the creation of a dedicated UK national cyber crime police unit. Some of the biggest names in law enforcement, business and... [12 Mar 2008]
e-Crime Crackdown - silicon.com launches national campaign
News silicon.com is today launching its e-Crime Crackdown campaign for a properly funded and dedicated national UK police unit to combat the growing threat of high-tech fraud and cyber attacks. Britain is in the grip of the growing cyber crime menace... [12 Mar 2008]
eBay warns of Romanian phishing threat
News Lee added that eBay is often successful in tracking down the smaller online criminals but he warned fighting larger crime networks remains an "uphill battle". Speaking at the e-crime congress in London, Lee said phishing remains the main threat... [10 Mar 2008]
Nato: Cyber terrorism 'as dangerous as missile attack'
News Countries also need to resolve issues of law enforcement across national boundaries and the technical challenges of tackling the spread of cyber crime, he added. Nations need to focus on improving their ability to quickly recover and get systems... [07 Mar 2008]
