National Hi-Tech Crime Unit
The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) previously formed part of the National Crime Squad, a British Police organisation which dealt with major crime.
The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit was created in 2001 as a result of an Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) initiative. The organisation investigated serious and organised crime committed over the Internet, such as hacking, carding, virus-writers, internet fraud and other hi-tech crimes involving the use of computers and telecommunications equipment.
On 1 April 2006, it ceased to exist. However, many of its staff and duties were transferred to the e-crime unit of the UK's new Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bennett, Madeline (2006-04-07). "British FBI drops Confidentiality Charter for IT crime victims". IT Week. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2001 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 2006 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
- Cybercrime in the United Kingdom
- Defunct law enforcement agencies of the United Kingdom
- Government agencies established in 2001
- Government agencies disestablished in 2006
- Information technology organisations based in the United Kingdom