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Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data

...with such a thing would be the Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU), which is run by the Metropolitan Police." Get the latest technology news... Read more

4 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Seventeen-year-old arrested over TeamPoison attacks

A teenager has been arrested in Newcastle over alleged cyberattacks by the TeamPoison hacking group against Tony Blair and international law enforcement agencies Read more

10 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

PCeU to be rolled into National Crime Agency

...Home Office minister James Brokenshire has said. Image credit: Home Office The PCeU, a London-based unit specialising in high-level e-crime such as... Read more

15 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

PCeU arrests suspected money-mule handler

...cards with magnetic strips were seized. The Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) suspects that the man was involved in handling money generated by a... Read more

19 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Europe aims to open cybercrime hub in January

...Malmström, European Commissioner Police agencies including the Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) and the FBI have devoted resources towards alleged hackers, including members of... Read more

28 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Dawn raids net 14 suspects in £1m phishing theft

...follow in the coming days, according to Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) head Charlie McMurdie. "These were dawn raids," McMurdie told ZDNet UK. "Enquiries... Read more

15 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

FBI call hacked by suspected Anonymous activists

...lists addresses for officers from the Met's Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU), the FBI, the Irish Garda and Europol, as well as cybercrime police... Read more

3 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

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

...to newly released figures. The Met's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), is an 85-strong team whose remit is to tackle those responsible... Read more

5 October, 2011 by Steve Ranger

Busted: Police unit saves UK £140m in crackdown on digital crime

...last six monthsPhoto: Shutterstock The Met's Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), is an 85-strong team whose remit is to tackle those responsible... Read more

3 October, 2011 by Steve Ranger

Police take down illegal drug websites

...UK as part of Operation Pangea IV, Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) head Charlie McMurdie told ZDNet UK on Thursday. "We took down several... Read more

30 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Plea date set for suspected Anonymous hackers

...Islands in July by officers from the Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) and was charged with various offences under the Computer Misuse Act.The... Read more

30 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Hartlepool student charged over Anonymous attacks

...on 6 April by officers from the Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU), a police spokeswoman told ZDNet UK. He has been bailed to appear... Read more

25 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Police set up regional hacking units

Forces around the UK are jointly setting up regional units that will have the power to hack into suspect computers and deploy keylogging software and other malware Read more

26 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Teenager arrested over Anonymous and LulzSec attacks

...youth was detained by officers from the Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) on Tuesday, as part of a series of co-ordinated raids with... Read more

20 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Three men jailed over £3m phishing scheme

...Charlie McMurdie, the head of the Metropolitan Police's Central eCrime Unit (PCeU), told ZDNet UK. "It was an end-to-end job." Normally in... Read more

11 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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