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February 21, 2010 · COMPUTERWORLD
Criminal hacker 'Iceman' gets 13 years

A former security researcher turned criminal hacker has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for hacking into financial institutions and stealing…

February 20, 2010 · Informationweek.com
Chinese students are involved in Google Cyberattack

Computers at Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School in China reportedly played a role in the attacks, according to unnamed sources…

January 26, 2010 · sys-con media
2010 CyberSecurity Watch Survey

Cybercrime threats posed to targeted organizations are increasing faster than many organizations can combat them, according to the 2010 CyberSecurity Watch…

January 19, 2010 · ABS-cbnnews.com
Young lawmaker says cybercrime bill 'too vague'

MANILA, Philippines - Lack of definition of what constitutes computer crime may further delay the passage of House Bill 6974 or the CyberCrime Prevention Act…

January 12, 2010 · Herald-review.com
Decatur police arrest man on child pornography charges

DECATUR - Acting on a tip-off, Decatur police arrested a 40-year-old man after allegedly discovering his computer held movie files of child pornography. Police…

January 12, 2010 · Chicagotribune.com
Child porn sentence for ex-Bartlett parks official

A former Bartlett Park District board vice president was sentenced Monday to 30 months of probation and ordered to perform 200 hours of public service -- none…

January 12, 2010 · Wten.com/
Computer crime: Protecting your privacy

The FBI says it could be a while before we learn more information about the Duanesburg Central School District bank accounts being hacked and who did it.…

January 12, 2010 · Northforkvue.com
Suffolk County Computer Crimes Initiative Awarded Funds In Omnibus Appropriation Bill

Washington, DC - Congressman Tim Bishop recently announced that efforts to secured $250,000 for the Suffolk County Police Department's Computer Crimes…

January 12, 2010 · Govtech.com
CSI Computer Crime and Security Survey Shows Poor Security Awareness Training in Public and Private Sectors

The Computer Security Institute (CSI), which holds conferences and educational events for IT workers, released the 14th edition of its annual CSI Computer…

January 2, 2010 · Computer Crime Research Center
5,400 people were nabbed in China for online porn in 2009

Purification of the Internet" and fighting of online crime are closely tied to any country's stability. Pornographic content seriously pollutes the online…

December 18, 2009 · Computer Crime Research Center
iNetSec 2010 Open Research Problems in Network Security

**Time of the Conference: 05 and 06 March 2010** Place of the Conference: Sofia, Bulgaria, University of National and World Economy, 8 December, Student Town,…

November 30, 2009 · NewsMax TV
Avoid Post-Thanksgiving Internet Scams

Even during the worst recession since the Great Depression, a record number of Cyber Monday shoppers are expected. In fact, according to the National Retail…

October 21, 2009 · The Post Chronicle
Millions of computers are filled with fake security software

Millions of North American computers are apparently loaded with fake security software. People have bought and installed scam security software that leaves the…

September 10, 2009 · The Register
Critical bug in SMB . Vista 2008 and RC of Windows 7 affected

The flaw, which affects various versions of Windows Vista, 2008, and the release candidate version of Windows 7, resides in the implementation of a network…

September 7, 2009 · PC WORLD
Where in the World do Viruses Come From?

The U.S. and Brazil continued their output of spam and viruses through August, although levels have dropped slightly since July, according to security vendor…

August 31, 2009 · Computer Crime Research Center
The 3rd International conference on IPRs, Personal Data Protection and National Security

Conference web site: [http://www.cybercrime-fr.org/index.pl/cyberlaw2009](http://www.cybercrime-fr.org/index.pl/cyberlaw2009) The 3rd International conference…

August 27, 2009 · nytimes.com
Largest case of computer crime and identity theft ever prosecuted

The man who prosecutors said had masterminded some of the most brazen thefts of credit and debit card numbers in history was charged on Monday with an even…

August 5, 2009 · wired.com
Obama's top cybersecurity director resigns

The White House’s acting “cyber czar” just resigned, with no permanent replacement in sight. Which is just fine. We can make more progress on the network…

July 30, 2009 · crn.com
BlackHat USA 2009: Russian's Organized Crime Heritage Paved Way For Cybercrime

Russia's longstanding history with organized crime has nurtured a current crop of sophisticated cybercrime organizations dedicated to information stealing and…

July 23, 2009 · darkreading.com
More Money, More Web Scams

**At Black Hat USA, WhiteHat Security researchers to highlight more and bigger-dollar hacks that don't use malware or security bugs ** There was the iPod…

July 11, 2009 · cbc.ca
U.S., South Korean cyber attacks no more harmful than spam, experts say

Consumers around the globe have been caught up in cyber attacks targeting U.S. and South Korean websites, some coming from unknowingly infected computers that…

July 7, 2009 · Computer Crime Research Center
Child porn inquiry faces legal challenge

One of Britain's biggest online paedophile investigations will be challenged in the Court of Appeal following allegations that hundreds of men may have been…

July 6, 2009 · Cbs12.com
Boynton Beach man arrested for child porn

David Oberst has been arrested and charged with five counts of Possession of Material Depicting Sexual Performance of a Child. The arrest comes after a joint…

July 6, 2009 · Watoday.com.au
Judge's associate charged with computer crimes

An associate to a District Court judge has been charged with using the court's computer system to access information on people she knew. The Doubleview woman,…

July 1, 2009 · Newsinfo.inquirer.net
CICT forms its own cybercrime unit

Filed Under: Laws, Hacking, Technology (general), Government WITH the prospect of the cybercrime bill becoming a law, the Commission on Information and…

June 29, 2009 · Thespectrum.com
DSC could get $1 million for computer crime prevention program

ST. GEORGE — The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $1 million for a crime prevention technology program at Dixie State College. The grant must pass…

June 25, 2009 · sky.com
Hackers To Join Britain's Cyberspace Army

Fomer computer hackers are being recruited for a British cyberspace army, as the UK seeks to defend itself from the growing risk of web terrorism and…

June 23, 2009 · News.com.au
Hefty cyber-crime costs hit Aussies

SMALL businesses are leaving themselves vulnerable to computer crime by scrimping on the cost of security. A survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology…

June 22, 2009 · News.guelphmercury.com
Computer crime specialist welcomes internet controls

The Guelph Police officer whose job it is to track down criminals on the internet welcomes the call for increased police powers. Det. Const. Bruce Hunter of…

April 24, 2009 · darkreading.com
Researchers Find Massive Botnet

**More than 70 government-owned domains hit, and nearly half of the overall infections are in the U.S.** Researchers have discovered a major botnet operating…