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Alan BateyDetective Sergeant
Northumbria Police High Tech Crime Unit
YEAR INVESTIGATIONS
1998 72
1999 76
2000 76
2001 101
2002 155
2003 234
2004 212
2005 277
2006 287
2007 310
2008 296
2008
MONTH NO' JOBSNO'
COMPUTERS
JANUARY 18 41
FEBRUARY 47 75
MARCH 29 61
APRIL 32 45
MAY 35 60
JUNE 23 23
JULY 16 23
AUGUST 18 77
SEPTEMBER 14 30
OCTOBER 25 49
NOVEMBER 23 40
DECEMBER 16 29
TOTAL 296 553
APRIL2009
OFFENCE NUMBER %
IIOC 8 25.0%
SEXUAL OFFENCES 2 6.3%
GROOMING 2 6.3%
THEFT 1 3.1%
FRAUD 3 9.4%
DRUGS 3 9.4%
MFH 1 3.1%
SOC IAL NETWORK 1 3.1%
INTERNET 0 0.0%
OTHER 11 34.4%
TOTAL 32 100.0%
MARCH 2009
OFFENCE NUMBER %
IIOC 15 45.5%
SEXUAL OFFENCES 1 3.0%
GROOMING 2 6.1%
THEFT 4 12.1%
FRAUD 5 15.2%
DRUGS 2 6.1%
MFH 0 0.0%
SOCIAL NETWORK 1 3.0%
INTERNET 0 0.0%
OTHER 3 9.1%
TOTAL 33 100.0%
More Demanding JobsMore Demanding Jobs
Transfer of money (theft)Transfer of money (theft) Affiliate crime Affiliate crime Theft of data Theft of data
Online Banking TheftOnline Banking Theft
CUSTOMER
BANK
LOG ON DETAILSPASSWORD ETC
CUSTOMER
BANK
LOG ON DETAILSPASSWORD ETC
REDIRECT
CUSTOMER
BANK
LOG ON DETAILSPASSWORD ETC
REDIRECT
BOTNETS
BANK
BOTNET
TRANSFERS £20,000 OR MORE
CUSTOMER
BANK
LOG ON DETAILSPASSWORD ETC
COMPUTER INFECTED WITH TORPIG TROJAN
CUSTOMER
BANK
LOG ON DETAILSPASSWORD ETC
COMPUTER INFECTED WITH TORPIG TROJAN
TORPIG IS CONTROLLED BY A VERY WELL ORGANISED AND PROFESSIONAL RUSSIAN INTERNET GROUP
Affiliate crimeAffiliate crime““We have just finished counting up and we have paid We have just finished counting up and we have paid
out £201,342 to affiliates that were subsequently found out £201,342 to affiliates that were subsequently found to be fraudulent to be fraudulent
and a further £215,413 had been sent out but and a further £215,413 had been sent out but subsequently the cheques were stopped. “subsequently the cheques were stopped. “
“ “A considerable extra amount was never converted A considerable extra amount was never converted into payments as we closed accounts. “into payments as we closed accounts. “
Affiliate Network
AffiliateWebsite Owner
End Merchant
( Woolworths)
Consumer
(Mr/Mrs Joe Public)
When secure data storage goes horribly wrong.
An overview of Operation Oakdale
ConclusionConclusion
Electronic process complicatedElectronic process complicated Too much human interventionToo much human intervention Lack of training in handling dataLack of training in handling data No formal method to track dataNo formal method to track data
