Cybercrime chief: Online child abusers more sophisticated in hiding crimes

Online child abusers and fraudsters are getting more sophisticated in hiding their crimes, the country’s top cybercrime expert has warned.

Detective Inspector Paul Gillen said rapid advances in technology were placing “huge challenges” on police all over the world.

Det Insp Gillen, the head of the Computer Crimes Investigation Unit, said its workload had “definitely increased” with rising computer and online crime.