Hackers by Abney and Associates Internet Technology Blog
Internet Trolls, Scammers and Hackers Targeted by New Gloucestershire Cyber Crime Squad
A NEW team is being set up to crackdown on cyber crime in Gloucestershire, including harassment on social media sites, hacking and internet fraud.
Gloucestershire Police will be identifying and training a specialist network of its officers to combat the growing number of offences committed on the internet in the county.
New figures reveal there were hundreds of internet fraud and other online offences against victims in Gloucestershire in the last ten months.
The statistics show 89 people or businesses fell prey to hackers and 240 people were targeted by fraudsters on internet auction sites between April and December last year.
IN addition, the number of people making reports of offences in which social media sites were mentioned, which typically include allegations of harassment, increased from 55 in 2010 to 2011 to 78 in 2012 to 2013.
Between April and December in 2013, there were 75 offences involving computer software such as malware and viruses, 100 offences of computer software service fraud and 12 dating scam offences and seven lottery scams.
Detective chief superintendent Bernie Kinsella said cybercrime was right at the top of the force’s agenda because of the increased number of offences and the impact it was having on society.
“You just have to look at the number of people affected right here in Gloucestershire to realise how big a concern this is,” he said.
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