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June 15, 2004 · cantonrep.com
Saudi Acquitted of Internet Terror; Defense Calls Verdict Victory for Free Speech

According to cantonrep.com, an Idaho jury on Thursday rejected the federal government’s case against a Saudi doctoral student accused of illegally aiding…

June 15, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
A hacker or a musician?

Annual Young Musicians International Competition took place in Sanguinetto, Italy. More than one hundred of musicians from Europe, the US and Canada competed…

June 15, 2004 · INQ7.net
US expert says no such thing as cyber terrorism yet

According to INQ7, CYBER TERRORISM is more hype than reality, at least for now, an American expert said Thursday during a videoconference with Philippine…

June 14, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Europe to fight child porn

European Ministers spoke for fighting child porn. Communication Ministers assigned a 45 million euro budget to fight child porn. This budget is timed for a…

June 14, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Scammers earn on leaving examinations

School leavers pass examinations, Internet scammers count up profits. Con men raised tens of thousands of dollars on leaving examinations. In 2003, "right…

June 12, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Maxim Kovalchuk's success encourages

ZAPORIZHZHYA (CCRC) -- Ternopol, Ukraine, law enforcement detained a thief who hacked into computer network of a local bank and transferred money to his…

June 11, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Arrests made in 'Half-Life' game hacking case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Arrests have been made in the theft last year of source code for Valve Software's highly anticipated PC game Half-Life 2, an FBI…

June 11, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crimes: DDoS ordered

A curious offer has recently appeared on the Russian Internet. Cyber criminals offer to block access to an 'ordered' website only for $150 per day. Such…

June 11, 2004 · Source: Computer Security Institute
2004 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey

**Press Release** SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Computer Security Institute (CSI) announced today the results of its ninth annual…

June 10, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Korgo is written by Russian hackers

A new worm uses the same vulnerabilities as the Sasser worm that caused havoc last month. Although this Korgo virus is not wide spread yet, it forced security…

June 10, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Woman hacks North Bay Health Care Group

According to Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice (CCIPS,…

June 9, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Europe to finally outlaw computer crime

After a year of discrepancy in the EC about the issue of computer crime, European countries are finally close to agreeing a uniform approach to fighting…

June 9, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
"Bride scam"

Russia, a young man Z. registered on acquaintance website using name of his girlfirend, the girl didn't know of it. In order to speed up the process of…

June 9, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Russian providers fight Hamas

June 7, 2004 Russian hosting provider "Arbatek" stopped to provide web hosting for a number of websites that have a direct relation to Palestinian terrorist…

June 8, 2004 · TechWeb News
Security expected to take a larger bite of IT budgets

Spending on security-related technology is expected to increase over the next couple of years, leveling off at 5 percent to 8 percent of the IT budget of…

June 8, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet threats

Internet technologies' evolution, distribution of devices providing access to the global network and insufficient elimination of defects in various web…

June 7, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
New virus cracks credit cards

A new computer virus "Korgo" raging now in Europe, Asia and North America decodes credit card numbers used in online systems, an Austrian Internet service…

June 7, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Confidentiality, integrity and accessibility: security key elements

Increased popularity of the Internet, in particular, for commercial and communication purposes extended companies' capabilities to develop new systems of…

June 5, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Terrorists relocate to the Internet

While American troops report of a seizure of a regular "Al Qaeda" camp in Afghanistan, experts raise an alarm: terrorists start relocation to the Internet. The…

June 5, 2004 · The Register
OEM software scams on the rise

Among the ever-increasing payload of spam landing each day in users' inboxes, there is certainly a burgeoning market for missives promoting OEM software -…

June 4, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukraine: carders

As CCRC informed, in Odessa, Ukraine, officers of Organized Crime Department arrested three young men attempting to illegally withdraw big sum of money from…

June 4, 2004 · Washingtonpost
Mr. Tenet's Exit

GEORGE J. TENET, who will be remembered in part for his skill in the tradecraft of Washington, made a relatively artful departure yesterday from the position…

June 3, 2004 · Sydney Morning Herald
Fury at terror suspect's bail

Australian police have objected to bail for suspected terrorist Bilal Khazal, 34, a former baggage handler for Qantas, on the grounds that he helped another…

June 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Russian police nabbed a hacker

Unit fighting high tech crimes of the Liven Police Department, Russia initiated proceedings against a cashier of a local superstore of trading network "Magnit"…

June 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Three Spanish arrested for selling child porn

In Deya, Mayorka, Spanish police detained three men allegedly selling child porn, reports "El Pais" newspaper Monday. Two of the detainees are Russians 30 and…

June 3, 2004 · Team Amber Alert
Internet Crimes Against Children Exploding

** [Internet Crimes Against Children Exploding](http://blog.watchright.com/?catid=1) ** Crime against children on the internet is growing fast; and yet, the…

June 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Child tutor charged with creating porn

It began Saturday, when a man picking up his 12-year-old daughter from a Beverly tutoring center noticed a peculiar flashing red light inside the center's only…

June 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Electronic documents and computer crime

Nowadays it is hard to find a person who haven't heard about e-mail, wire money transfer, webpages on the Internet, SMS-messages, SIM-cards, electronic…

June 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crime targets banks

***Banks and insurance companies are exposed to numerous cyber attacks.*** Last year information systems of 80% world financial institutions, a report says.…

June 1, 2004 · ctnow.com
Computer Crime Targeted

**NEW BRITAIN** -- Joining a handful of departments across the state, the city police department has created a special detective unit to handle computer crimes…