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Statistics Canada's release of 2018 police-reported crime statistics showed a 45 per cent increase in fraud in Windsor.

There were 160 incidents of cyber crime reported to police locally — roughly anything that uses a computer or data to commit crime. 

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Alleged Silk Road Drug Dealer Arrested in the United States

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced the arrest of alleged dark web drug dealer Hugh Brian Haney in a press release published on July 18.

Per the release, Haney has been charged with money laundering. He allegedly used cryptocurrency to launder more than $19 million of profits earned selling illegal drugs on the now-defunct darknet market Silk Road. Berman commented to the development:

Cybercrime seen to be getting worse: The time to act is now

Is the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime increasing? Most people in North America and Europe think it is, based on the surveys that I’ve been looking at. Earlier this year the European Union published the results of its latest consumer survey on internet security in which 87% of internet users agreed that the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime is increasing (see the Resources link below for details of EBS480: Special Eurobarometer 480: Europeans’ attitudes towards Internet security).

New SA Police division to target cybercrime and financial fraud

The surging use of technology in crime has prompted South Australian police to establish a new division dedicated to cybercrime and financial fraud.

The new Financial and Cybercrime Investigation Branch began operations last week and involves 90 staff, including forensic accountants, digital analysts and expert investigators.

It has absorbed a number of areas previously dealt with by the Commercial and Electronic Crime Branch.

Police Minister Corey Wingard said the unit would have the ability to respond to an evolving criminal environment.