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Cybercrime police aim to save UK £500m over four years

...The government has allocated about £30m to fund the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) until March 2015, to aid in its work leading national... Read more

29 March, 2011 by Nick Heath

Cyber cops to save UK £500m over next four years

Funding boost allows national unit to double manpower... The Police Central e-Crime Unit will be able to double its manpower thanks to £30m of... Read more

28 March, 2011 by Nick Heath

Olympic Games' police to 'panic' over cybersecurity

...successfully manage the cybersecurity risks of the Olympics. The Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) was made responsible for policing the cybersecurity of the Olympics... Read more

14 February, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

E-crime unit arrests suspected phishing gang

The Metropolitan Police have arrested six people on suspicion of perpetrating online banking and credit fraud Read more

5 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner
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South Wales Fire Crime Unit 1.1

...of arson is unsustainable in the current economic climate and the Fire Crime Unit is doing its upmost to reduce this blight in our communities... Read more

12 April, 2012

Police set to launch three £30m e-crime hubs

...and two detective constables — and will work alongside the Metropolitan Police e-crime Unit (PCeU), which was established in October 2008 as part of the... Read more

9 February, 2012 by Sade Laja

PCeU to be rolled into National Crime Agency

...The Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit will be rolled into the National Crime Agency, under a government... Read more

15 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Police unit claims £140m success in e-crime crackdown

...The Metropolitan Police's digital crime unit has saved the economy more than £140m in the last six... Read more

5 October, 2011 by Steve Ranger

Two more arrested in Anonymous investigation

The Metropolitan Police Service's Central e-Crime Unit has arrested two men who are suspected of being involved with... Read more

2 September, 2011

Essex teenager arrested for hacking and DDoS

...year-old man has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit following an investigation into network intrusions and distributed denial-of-service... Read more

21 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Cybercrime policing to get £63m boost

...the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) and the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) will be allocated the monies as part of a £650m... Read more

16 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

SOCA raids 'e-commerce-style' card data sites

...SOCA also said on Thursday that the UK's Dedicated Cheque & Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) had seized several computers as part of the 'day of... Read more

27 April, 2012 by David Meyer

Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data

...told ZDNet UK on Friday that it had informed the Federal Computer Crime Unit in Brussels and local police in Liege of the extortion attempt... Read more

4 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Teenagers arrested over anti-terrorist hotline jam

...charge relating to an "unconnected" investigation, the Met's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) said in a statement. Both remain in custody. TeamPoison posted... Read more

13 April, 2012

Gang members sentenced over Apple and Amazon fraud

...2009 following a joint operation between the Met's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) and the New York Police Department. "Inquiries by detectives identified... Read more

30 March, 2012

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