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January 30, 2005 · IOL
Gates vows 'all-out war' against Net crime

Hamburg - Microsoft founder Bill Gates says he has launched an "all-out war" against crime on the Internet, according to an interview published on Saturday in…

January 28, 2005 · itv.com
Dozens arrested in US over child porn

**US police have arrested 39 people in New Jersey charged with the possession of internet video clips showing the rape of a five-year-old girl.** The arrests,…

January 28, 2005 · smh.com.au
Big net attack tipped in next 10 years

Don't say we didn't warn you: At some point in the next decade, there will be a "devastating attack" on the internet or power grid. That scenario was deemed…

January 28, 2005 · Channel 3 News
Woman Accused In Unusual Computer Crime

A Burlington woman has became the first in Vermont to be charged with a bizarre computer crime. The alleged high-tech caper involved identity theft,…

January 28, 2005 · Legalbrief Today
Intent is at heart of Canadian case of cybercrime

The Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing one of the first test cases of Internet crime. At issue is a 26-year-old Edmonton man’s recipes for napalm, Molotov…

January 27, 2005 · GrandForksHerald.com
Fargo skin care clinic owner charged with computer crime

FARGO, N.D. - A skin care clinic owner accused of e-mailing her former employer's patient database to herself has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor computer…

January 27, 2005 · Silicon.com
Leader: Is ignorance bliss?

**If a tree felling website is hacked and nobody is there to report it does it still make a sound...** Has your bank been a victim of a website hack or similar…

January 27, 2005 · yorkregion.com
Online fight against child porn launched

The fight against Internet child pornography is now online and it should help York Regional Police officers. Cybertip.ca, an Internet child porn tipline, was…

January 26, 2005 · NEWS.com.au
Federal agent raps ISPs over cybercrime

**An FBI special agent has hit out at U.K.-based units of large global ISPs and the role they play in allowing the perpetuation of cybercrime through a lack of…

January 26, 2005 · KV Post News
Police warn of Internet fraud techniques

JASPER COUNTY - The vague threat of Internet fraud was made real this week as police revealed a Jasper County resident was recently "scammed" out of $3,500…

January 26, 2005 · CTV.ca
T.O. police arrest man on child porn charges

Toronto police have arrested a man they allege fled Israel to escape child pornography charges, only to continue his crimes in Canada. Police say that when…

January 25, 2005 · This Is Local London
Tsunami hoax e-mailer jailed

A hoax e-mailer who told people their missing loved ones died in the tsunami disaster has been jailed for six months. Christopher Pierson, 40, was seized in…

January 25, 2005 · Home.Businesswire.com
Vinoble, Inc. Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Acquire Secure Enterprise Software, Inc.

MALIBU, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2005--Vinoble, Inc. (OTCBB:VNBL) today announced that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding…

January 25, 2005 · post-gazette.com
7,000 Pa. sex crime offenders listed on state Web site

HARRISBURG -- Mount Washington is home to nine convicted sex crime offenders. Squirrel Hill has four. Butler County's Cranberry has seven. Greensburg has…

January 25, 2005 · Scmagazine.com
FBI: CEO fears hinder police efforts

**Fear of bad publicity and brand depreciation is allowing criminals to get away with cyber crime, it has been revealed.** Speaking at the Computer and…

January 24, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Resellers urged to speak up on cybercrime policy

Parliamentary lobby organisation the European Information Society Group (Eurim) has called on resellers to have their say in the formulation of cybercrime…

January 24, 2005 · Chinadaily.com.cn
Yushchenko promises to lead democratic Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko has been sworn in as Ukraine's third president since independence. In his inaugural address, Mr. Yushchenko pledged to usher in…

January 22, 2005 · adn.com
Web scam victimizes Alaskans

Investigators say that a new version of an old scam has appeared in Alaska and are warning people not to fall for the latest incarnation of the venerable…

January 21, 2005 · COMPUTERWORLD
Deloitte: Tech future includes cybercrime, nanotechnology

JANUARY 20, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu predicted yesterday that digital crime and online security threats will skyrocket in 2005 as a…

January 20, 2005 · vnunet.com
Police learning to fight online crime

Police officers in England and Wales are to receive basic training in tackling computer and internet-related crimes. An elearning course will be introduced…

January 19, 2005 · APP.com
'Cyber-rape' outlawed: N.J. cracks down on computer-aided crime

WOOD-RIDGE -- It was a sunny spring day when Trish Barteck was trimming plants in her front yard in this Bergen County community on April 19, 2002. The…

January 19, 2005 · Out-Law.Com
Denial of Service prosecution in the UK

A man appeared in a Scottish court yesterday facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act for launching Denial of Service attacks. It is only the second time…

January 18, 2005 · Herald Sun
Child porn seizure 'biggest ever'

POLICE arrested eight men and seized computers and tens of thousands of pictures when they smashed what was described as a child pornography ring of…

January 18, 2005 · Scotsman.com
Man in Court on International Computer Crime Charges

A man appeared in court on international computer crime charges today following a major investigation by UK police and the United States Secret Service.…

January 18, 2005 · The Financial Express
Remoteness of cyber crimes makes it different

When William Sutton, the infamous bandit, was asked why he robbed banks, his answer was simple. “Because that is where the money is”. Stripped from the…

January 17, 2005 · Bradenton Herald
Cyberterrorism could devastate U.S. economy

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Don't say we didn't warn you: At some point in the next decade, there will be a "devastating attack" on the Internet or power grid. That…

January 16, 2005 · CentreDaily.com
Internet fuels child porn trafficking - and child porn arrests

PHILADELPHIA - Once unnoticed by society, pedophiles who traffic in child pornography have come out into the open on the Internet over the past decade, and law…

January 16, 2005 · PittsburghLIVE.com
Ex-principal accused of having child porn

The former principal of an Armstrong County High School was charged Friday with possession of child pornography after investigators found more than 100…

January 15, 2005 · The Daily Times
Internet fraud hits city account

PRYOR - When undocumented charges to a vendor noted as Web Transaction Service, a billing company for Internet-based companies, appeared on the City's bank…

January 15, 2005 · ITnews.com.au
US army threatens hackers

The executive producer of America's Army, a free online game funded by the US Army, is hopping mad at hackers who have taken advantage of the game's security…