Official: Cybercrime Is Growing
News In an exclusive interview with ZDNet UK, deputy head of the unit Superintendent Mick Deats warned that the sudden uptake of insecure broadband was allowing criminals to control the computers of regular consumers.
[April 1, 2005, 14:30]
Cybercrime Hitting The UK Hard
News Billions of pounds are being lost to the UK economy through high-tech crime," said Detective Superintendent Mick Deats, deputy head of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. Speaking to ZDNet UK last week, Deats warned that organised gangs are taking a...
[April 5, 2005, 13:10]
Police: New Laws Won't Tackle Cybercrime
News But Superintendent Mick Deats, deputy head of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU), believes that other laws are already more effective at tackling cybercrime. The CMA is useful, but for the types of crimes we deal with, the computer is a large...
[April 1, 2005, 15:35]
High-tech's Thin Blue Line
News According to the deputy-head of the NHTCU, detective superintendent Mick Deats, levels of online crime and hacking have increased substantially since last year's survey. The combined processing power of these hijacked PC networks can then be...
[April 5, 2005, 15:50]
Twelve Arrested For Laundering Phished Funds
News Organised crime is targeting Internet users, and specifically Russian speakers, in the UK to launder money stolen from online bank accounts where people have been duped into handing over their account details," said Detective Superintendent Mick...
[May 5, 2004, 13:55]
Clink For DrinkorDie Software Counterfeiters
News Internet piracy is a growing problem, with organised crime now moving into this space and defrauding the individual, business and governments of millions of pounds," said Detective Superintendent Mick Deats, deputy-head of the NHTCU.
[May 6, 2005, 17:20]
UK Virus Writers Jailed
News Our task is to track down those people who seek to hamper companies by reducing their ability to do business and I hope that these sentences deliver a tough message," said detective superintendent Mick Deats, Deputy Head of the NHTCU, in a statement.
[October 7, 2005, 17:20]
Security Guru Warns Of Cyberpolice Shortage
News Detective Superintendent Mick Deats, deputy head of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, said on Tuesday it was harder to catch Internet criminals who steal smaller amounts of money. Howard Schmidt, former cybersecurity advisor for the White House, has...
[April 6, 2005, 16:30]
Former Wonderland Club Member Jailed Again
News Trading in indecent images of children is a despicable crime and we are determined to track and find those who perpetrate it," said Detective Chief Superintendent Mick Deats, head of the NHTCU. A previously convicted paedophile who was linked to...
[November 1, 2004, 14:44]
Election Sparks Calls For Cybercrime Minister
News The bill hasn't been passed yet," said detective superintendent Mick Deats, deputy head of the NHTCU. Tony Blair's decision to call a general election on 5 May has sparked a debate among delegates at the e-Crime Congress 2005 in London, with some...
[April 6, 2005, 13:30]
Online Cannabis Shop Goes Up In Smoke
News Detective Superintendent, Mick Deats, deputy head of the NHTCU, said the arrests prove that the dealers will be caught, whether online or offline: "Whether drugs are being sold on a street corner or over the Internet, we are committed to work...
[December 22, 2003, 14:45]
UK Arrests In Virus Investigation
News Detective Superintendent, Mick Deats, Deputy Head of the NHTCU, said in a statement: "Hacking and virus writing are serious crimes. Two UK men -- a 19-year-old electrician and an unemployed 21-year-old -- are being interviewed today by the National...
[February 6, 2003, 15:32]
