The growing commonness of these crimes coincided with the formation of the UK’s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit.

这些罪行日益增长的共性与英国国家高科技犯罪中心的成立相吻合。

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According to Len Hynds, former head of the National High-Tech Crime Unit, targeting and disruption of hacking groups such as the Russian Business Network has long been a topic of discussion at Soca.

前国家高科技刑侦组负责人莱恩·海因兹说，锁定并扰乱黑客组织，例如“俄罗斯商业网络”黑客组织，很长一段时间以来都是打击严重有组织犯罪署(Soca)的讨论话题。

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"It was a protection racket just like those run 40 years ago in London's nightclubs, " says Michael Deats, detective superintendent of the U.K.'s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit.

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Both men were arrested in dawn raids by officers from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU)and were among 12 men arrested in a worldwide swoop covering 10 countries.

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This week saw the official unveiling of the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) which, as its name suggests, will specialise in the investigation of crimes that involve net and computer technology.

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