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October 7, 2004 · Hernando Today
Paramedic accused of soliciting Internet sex

BEVERLY HILLS - A 40-year-old Citrus County Emergency Medical Services paramedic was arrested Tuesday when he was accused of soliciting sex to undercover…

October 7, 2004 · NEWS.com.au
Huge child-porn library seized

POLICE believe they have seized the country's biggest child pornography library after 350,000 images of young girls were allegedly discovered at the suburban…

October 7, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Hacker attempted to steal $ 1'000'000 from account of Custom House.

Zaporozhye, Ukraine – Hacker was arrested when accessed to computer system of “AVAL Bank” and tried to steal about 5’000’000 Ukraine Hrivnas (about $…

October 6, 2004 · The Australian
Child porn: principal investigated

A CATHOLIC school principal from a Victorian seaside town has been stood down as police investigate allegations he accessed child pornography on the Internet.…

October 6, 2004 · Associated Press
Child porn producer sentenced to more than 50 years

A man convicted of producing child pornography for distribution over the Internet was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison. Robert Earl Smith, 53, of…

October 6, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Students Arrested For Illegal Internet Access And Information Theft

Three first-year students from Baranovichi (Brest Region, Byelorussia) and graduating pupil of local gymnasia were using illegal Internet access having a…

October 5, 2004 · TheDAILY
Program trains cybercrime fighters

The UW, Highline Community College (HCC) and Seattle University are teaming up to offer a joint computer forensics program, aided by a $270,000 grant from the…

October 5, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Florida deputy shoots, kills child pornography suspect

John Stanley Lewis, 54, died at his home where detectives had gone shortly after 6 a.m. to arrest him on a warrant of 30 counts of child pornography. RIVERVIEW…

October 4, 2004 · Channel News Asia
North Korea ready to launch cyber war: report

SEOUL: North Korea has trained more than 500 computer hackers capable of launching cyber warfare against the United States, South Korea's defense ministry…

October 4, 2004 · The Sunday Mail
Plan to stop access to child porn sites

THE Queensland State Government will consider a plan to block pedophiles accessing child pornography on their home computers. A Queensland academic says the…

October 3, 2004 · Mooresville/Decatur Times
Citizens Bank warns of fraud emails "phishing" for victims

MORGAN COUNTY – Citizens Bank, Mooresville would like to inform the public about the fraudulent e-mails in circulation using a Citizens Bank name and logo…

October 3, 2004 · The Register
India mulls tough ID rules for cybercafés

Internet cafés in parts of India face closure if new regulations forcing them to provide police with names and addresses of all their customers are introduced.…

October 3, 2004 · EDP24
Dereham firms help tackle computer crime

The business community in a Norfolk town is helping police tackle computer crimes such as child pornography and online fraud. Detectives from Dereham CID are…

October 1, 2004 · CNN.com
Pornography raids net hundreds

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Hundreds more people face arrest in Australia one day after police arrested more than 190 in a massive crackdown on child…

October 1, 2004 · Mlive.com
Residents fall for Internet scam

A money-wiring scam linked to Russian bank accounts is striking unwary Internet users in mid-Michigan, the FBI says. The bureau's Mid-Michigan Area Computer…

October 1, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crimes in Russia

In Russia these are the following sentences on computer crime related cases: Article 272. Unauthorized access to computer information 1. Unauthorized access to…

October 1, 2004 · ABC12.com
Internet check scam

Mid Michigan – The local office of the FBI is warning consumers about an Internet scam. At least three people in the Tri-Cities area are out thousands of…

September 30, 2004 · Mlive.com
FBI warns residents of Internet scams

FBI agents in Bay City are urging residents to watch out for telephone or mail scams that have bilked local people out of thousands of dollars. The FBI's…

September 30, 2004 · ABC Canberra
Police, teachers charged in child porn bust

One-hundred-and-fifty people, including police officers and teachers, have been arrested in what the Federal Police (AFP) describe as Australia's biggest…

September 30, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Phishing once more

In a recent report, Gartner estimated that 57 million U.S. adults received a "phishing" attack e-mail within the past year, and half of those who responded…

September 29, 2004 · Xinhuanet
Amazon, Microsoft team up against online fraud

Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, and Microsoft, the world's largest software developer, announced Tuesday the filing of several lawsuits…

September 29, 2004 · eBCVG
How to combat spyware

The increasing -often commercial- interest in obtaining data that can identify and profile users is the root of the growing concern among the Internet…

September 29, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cyber terrorism - terrorism of future

As civilization more and more uses technologies, we should be sure that there is enough degree of control in order to protect those who use these technologies.…

September 28, 2004 · CBS.MarketWatch.com
More-formidable phishing

**SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- Online financial scams have stepped up their sophistication, targeting banking and brokerage customers with requests for…

September 28, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Hackers: A JPEG Attack?

With security experts predicting a large-scale worm attack is only a matter of days away, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has released a scanning tool to help users…

September 28, 2004 · The Mercury News
Marina del Rey man pleads guilty to federal computer crime

**LOS ANGELES** - A Marina del Rey man pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of sending unsolicited e-mail advertisements, also known as spam. Nicholas…

September 27, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Quiet teen's terror plot stuns school

In the real world, he was a shy suburban teenager who lived with his family on a Clinton Township cul-de-sac amid lawn ornaments, tidy gardens and children's…

September 26, 2004 · IOL
Tough new measures to fight child porn

Large corporate companies could be prosecuted if any of their staff were caught with child pornography in their emails or attachment folders thought to have…

September 26, 2004 · WebIndia123.com
Online fraud: 'phishing' trips on Internet on the rise

According to the Newscientist, 'phishing' involves duping a web user into handing over financial details or passwords for an online bank or e-commerce store,…

September 26, 2004 · NDTV.com
Hit 'n' trial: Railways detect cyber crime

When the Indian railways launched their website for online reservations, little did they know that it would fall prey to cyber crime. In Lucknow, a student of…