Hundreds of digital crimes cost victims £821,000 in just 12 months

DIGITAL crimes cost victims £821,000 in just 12 months, police have said.
By Ben Fishwick
Published 24th Oct 2019, 07:00 BST
Cybercrime has cost victims more than 800,000 in the last yearCybercrime has cost victims more than 800,000 in the last year
Cybercrime has cost victims more than 800,000 in the last year

It comes as Hampshire police and crime commissioner Michael Lane pours £600,000 into training digital media investigators.

Police will be also now be trained in specialist areas including crypto currency.

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There were 740 so-called digital crimes in the county last year, up by 20 per cent.

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Mr Lane said: ‘With more and more crime either cyber-enabled or cyber dependent, it’s vital that policing has the skills, capability and the software it needs to keep us safe in a digital age.

‘Hampshire Constabulary is already leading nationally in this regard, and I am pleased that with my support they will now be investing an additional £600,000 this year in a package of measures to ensure all officers have the tools they need to fight cyber crime.’