Sgt Budge said peddling of child pornography, hacking into sensitive computer sites and fraudulent manipulation of financial accounts and credit cards were escalating but the new computer crime unit attached to the major fraud squad was helping stem the tide. The CCU is a specialised squad, trained to detect offences, analyse suspect computer material and provide evidence, according to Det-Sgt Ted Wisniewski. The unit provides expert backup to other police sections. Child pornography is handled by child abuse and we assist them.
Computer fraud is a big problem as is illegal hacking into private and government computer systems.
But as technology evolves, so do the criminal's methods. Scanners and digital cameras are used to falsify documents.