Met Police launches anti-fraud and cybercrime unit
Fraud and Linked Crime Online (FALCON) was launched on Wednesday, although it first started work back in August, and will include more than 500 officers “dedicated to tackling cybercrime, acquisitive crime with an online aspect and fraud that does not have an online element.”
The team will specifically deal with malware, phishing attacks, DDoS and network intrusion crimes that could result in financial loss. It won’t deal with other online crimes such as cyberbullying, harassment or the spread of child abuse images on the web