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High-Tech Crime Unit Snubs Infosec
News The British government's new force for combating computer hackers -- the National High-Tech Computer Crime Unit (NHTCU) -- has turned down the opportunity to represent itself at a roundtable held at the UK's top conference on computer security, to...
[April 25, 2001, 9:56]
Businesses May Be Forced To Fund E-crime Unit
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...
[March 18, 2008, 7:24]
Police E-crime Unit Set For Gov't Go-ahead
News The UK's proposed central e-crime police unit is close to securing the necessary government funding to make it a reality, according to one of the architects of the project. Traditional crime has moved online and law enforcement needs to get there...
[April 28, 2008, 8:24]
Government To Launch Cyber Crime Unit
News The Home Office has given the go ahead for the setting up of a cyber crime unit and thrown £337,000 at the project. Operation Trawler found that crime on the Net -- paedophilia, fraud and hate sites -- was an increasing problem.
[January 18, 2000, 10:40]
Hi-Tech Crime Unit Probes Viruses For Terrorism Links
Talkback I quote: Sobig.F carried a type of "Trojan'' program, so named because it embeds itself on an infected machine and gives the virus writer the capability of controlling the computer from a remote location.
[October 14, 2003, 14:59]
Tories Attack Gov't Over Cybercrime Delay
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. The unit would provide leadership and expertise to co-ordinate investigations nationwide and collate reports from police...
[April 4, 2008, 8:46]
UK Police Chief: Shut Down 'abhorrent' Web Sites
News The most senior officer from the UK's Hi-Tech Crime Unit has called for Web sites devoted to subjects such as cannibalism and necrophilia to be closed down, claiming they contribute to Internet criminality.
[February 24, 2004, 14:30]
Tories Attack Government Policy On Cybercrime
News The Conservatives have criticised the government's response to the growing threat from cybercrime, unveiling plans for a national e-crime unit and a dedicated e-crime minister if they win the next election.
[March 7, 2008, 9:04]
Cybercrime Hitting The UK Hard
News Electronic crime cost UK companies an estimated £2.45bn last year, the National Hi-tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) announced on Tuesday. Billions of pounds are being lost to the UK economy through high-tech crime," said Detective Superintendent Mick Deats...
[April 5, 2005, 13:10]
Hi-tech Police To Join New UK Force
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) will be a key plank of the UK government's plans to tackle 21st-century organised crime with a new FBI-style crime-fighting agency. Bill Hughes, director general of the National Crime Squad, said in a...
[February 10, 2004, 10:45]
Police Chief's Departure Won't Halt E-crime Plans
News The development of a centralised e-crime unit is to go ahead, the Metropolitan Police has said, despite the departure of the project's main proponent. Commander Sue Wilkinson has been leading a project that aims to create a Police Central e-Crime...
[October 4, 2007, 16:03]
Exclusive: Government Will Not Prioritise Paedophile Cases
News Promises that Internet paedophiles would be dealt with as a "top priority" by the government's new High-Tech Crime Unit have been undermined by the National Crime Squad (NCS) which has confirmed that such cases will continue to be dealt with at a...
[February 12, 2001, 11:52]
Police Get Go Ahead For Cyber Crime Squad
News The long-awaited cyber crime unit moves a step closer Tuesday as the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Home Office approve the plan. The high tech crime unit, as it is expected to be called, will draw on expertise from other...
[October 26, 1999, 15:12]
Confidential Reports To Aid Cybercrime Crackdown
News The head of Britain's National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) is calling for a confidential channel for UK businesses to report cybercrime attacks. Speaking at a global law enforcement conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday, detective chief...
[June 22, 2001, 13:02]
Home Office Says 'no' To Cybercrime Figures
News The Home Office will not be recording cybercrime figures, despite investing £25m in a National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) launched on Wednesday. It's important to collect and publish these details and statistics in order to provide more...
[April 20, 2001, 15:10]
High-tech Cops Hit Back Against ISP Claims
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has delivered a robust defence of the UK's e-crime-fighting capabilities, following critical comments made by Malcolm Hutty, regulation officer at the London Internet Exchange (LINX), last week.
[April 5, 2004, 14:45]
High-tech Police Tackle Internet Crime
News Home secretary Jack Straw today launched the UK's first high-tech crime unit on Wednesday at London's Science Museum. The National High-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has been set up in reaction to the increasing use of the Internet by criminals.
[April 18, 2001, 10:19]
Fraudsters Recruit Computer Kids For Crime
News Organised crime syndicates are increasingly targeting budding computer crackers to carry out fraud, warned the assistant director of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Cyber Crime Unit, Thursday.
[September 28, 2000, 15:58]
Cybersquad To Combat Computer Crime
News Home secretary Jack Straw announced plans to create a £25m National High-Tech Crime Unit Monday, that will focus on combating e-commerce fraud and other types of computer crime. The special unit, which will include members of the police, customs...
[November 13, 2000, 14:04]
News Burst: Cybersquad To Combat Computer Crime
News The home secretary Jack Straw will announce plans to create a £20m National High-Tech Crime Unit Monday morning according to reports Sunday. The special unit, which will include members of the police, customs and excise, the National Crime Squad...
[November 13, 2000, 9:59]
