7 out of 10 frauds are now cyber crimes
Cyber crime is driving a huge surge in fraud offences, with seven out of 10 scams now involving an IT element, a police chief warned today.
Detective Superintendent Pete O’Doherty, head of the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, likened the offence to “modern-day burglary”.
He said: “From what I see day in and day out, cyber crime is rapidly increasing, both in volume and in complexity. As a pure crime, but also as facilitator for other crimes. It is evolving at a rapid pace.”