UK Serious Organized Crime Agency Tackles Cybercrime
contributed by SANS Newsletter Vol. 11 Num 39

The UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) revealed in its annual
report how it has been involved in tackling cybercrime. The report
highlights the agency's involvement in the FBI's undercover operation
against the online criminal forum Darkmarket. The results of that case
resulted in 57 arrests worldwide, including 12 in the UK, and over
16,000 compromised UK credit cards being recovered. The agency also
discussed its investigation into the attempted GB229 million robbery at
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in London resulting in the
conviction of five men. SOCA has also recently called for greater use
of "remote search" techniques, which allow law enforcement agencies to
legally hack into a suspect's computer in tackling cybercrime
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39652583,00.htm
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=115940
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/15/soca_hacking/
http://www.soca.gov.uk/assessPublications/