e-Crime Crackdown: Timeline

UK citizens and businesses have weathered unrelenting attacks from online phishers and hackers in recent years, while witnessing a gradual erosion of the ability of police forces to deal with everyday e-crime. This is why silicon.com has launched its e-Crime Crackdown campaign calling for a national police e-crime unit.

14 February 2008
UK police unprepared for security 'arms race' says former US intelligence tech specialist

30 November 2007
Downing Street petition calls for e-crime unit

8 October 2007
UK businesses call for police cyber crime unit

26 September 2007
Trojans are increasingly used to target companies' top brass

silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK cyber crime police unit.

The centre would provide leadership and expertise to co-ordinate investigations nationwide and collate reports from forces across the country, as well as offering a central point of contact for reporting cyber crime.

We want to hear your views about this campaign and your experiences of being a victim of cyber crime. Were you happy with the way your case was handled? Make your voice heard by leaving a Reader Comment below or email us in confidence at editorial@silicon.com.

10 August 2007
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee says UK government must do better on e-crime and calls for a central reporting body

25 April 2006
The Serious Organised Crime Agency warns industry to beware of the IT mafia

4 April 2006
The National High Tech Crime Unit becomes part of the Serious Organised Crime Agency

14 March 2006
Online criminals target financial firms with Trojan attacks

20 February 2006
Warnings issued about cyber bank robbers using account-plundering Trojans

2 February 2006
Microsoft UK's chief security advisor attacks the UK's lack of effective reporting channels for internet-related crime

29 November 2005
UK MP calls for UK e-crime tsar

13 February 2004
Government and Microsoft join forces to protect small and medium-sized companies from e-crime