According to LenHynds, formerhead of the NationalHigh-TechCrimeUnit, targetinganddisruption of hackinggroupssuch as the RussianBusinessNetworkhaslongbeen a topicofdiscussionat Soca.
"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 CrimeUnit.
Both men were arrested in dawn raids by officers from the National Hi-Tech CrimeUnit (NHTCU)and were among 12 men arrested in a worldwide swoop covering 10 countries.
This week saw the official unveiling of the National Hi-Tech CrimeUnit (NHTCU) which, as its name suggests, will specialise in the investigation of crimes that involve net and computer technology.