1. Internet Trolls, Scammers
and Hackers Targeted by
New Gloucestershire Cyber
Crime Squad
Hackers by Abney and Associates
Internet Technology Blog

2. A NEW team is being set up to crackdown on cyber crime in
Gloucestershire, including harassment on social media sites,
hacking and internet fraud.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. “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.
"These cases could cover malicious communications via
Twitter and Facebook and internet trolling, for example.
“The law is complex and we're determined all officers are
trained to understand and implement it consistently.

6. "It's vital we do more to clamp down on these
crimes and send a clear message out to those
abusing others via the internet that we won't stand
for it."
The new team will be partly funded by the increase
in the police’s council tax precept and officers are
being identified to train and specialise in
overseeing investigations.
Part of the new team’s role will also include
working with agencies such as the Child
Exploitation and Online Protection Centre to bring
down online criminal gangs, such as those carrying
out sexual abuse and internet fraud.

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