A NEW computer crime centre will help police across
Australia catch hackers and other high-tech criminals.
The Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) was
officially launched today (2nd July, 2003) at a meeting of Australian police ministers in Melbourne.
AHTCC chairman, South Australian Police chief commissioner Mal Hyde, said the Canberra-based centre would co-ordinate national efforts to combat computer crime.
Mr Hyde said high-tech crime was becoming a serious problem nation-wide as criminals became more sophisticated in their use of technology.
“Just like any organisation who wants to improve their success, criminals use the technology to improve their success as well,” he told reporters,”they are in the business of crime, and many of them do run it as a business.“
