Garda cyber unit cases rise 22% but backlog persists

Additional staff appointed, with more due to be taken on

The number of cases taken on by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB) increased from 400 in 2020 to 490 in 2021.

The Garda’s cybercrime bureau took on 22% more cases in 2021, but the unit is struggling to make significant inroads into its estimated three-year backlog.

Releasing new figures, Justice Minister Helen McEntee said the number of cases taken on by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB) increased from 400 in 2020 to 490 in 2021.