PCeU - Police Central e-crime Unit
The Police Central e-crime Unit - PCeU, is jointly fund by the Home Office and Metropolitan Police to provide a national investigative response to the most serious incidents of cyber-crime.
Vision
"To contribute, alongside national and international partners, towards the provision of a safer and more secure cyber environment, in support of the National Cyber Security Strategy, that enhances trust and confidence in the UK as a place to live and conduct business"
Working to a strict remit we tackle those responsible for the most serious
incidents of:
- Computer intrusion
- Distribution of malicious code
- Denial of service attack
- Internet-enabled fraud
This excludes:
- Routine reporting of cyber-crime.
- Projects relating to the National Fraud Reporting Centre - Internet reporting of cyber-crime will come under the control of the National Fraud Authority.
- Those areas of e-crime that fall within the remit of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).
As an integral part of the ACPO National e-Crime Programme
the PCeU is also responsible for co-ordinating the strategic delivery
of national cyber-crime projects which include forensics, prevention and
training in support of our mission.
Mission
"To increase public confidence and reduce harm to the UK from cyber
crime by collaborating with appropriate partners to improve and enhance
the mainstream and specialist capabilities of the Police Service and by
providing an investigative response, both nationally and internationally,
to the most serious incidents."
PCeU Press
- British teenager arrested over LulzSec hacking attacks - Daily Telegraph
- Five arrested in computer hacking investigation. Independent Newspaper
- FBI Executes 40 Warrants Tied to Pro-WikiLeaks Cyber-Attacks. e week.com
- Nineteen arrested over online bank raid that netted up to £20m. Daily Mail
- Police charge 11 over online banking fraud. Reuters News