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August 19, 2008 · Newsinfo.inquirer.net
CICT endorses latest anti-cybercrime bill in Congress

MANILA, Philippines -- The government's highest IT-governing body is hopeful that increased awareness and support will push lawmakers this time to finally pass…

August 19, 2008 · washingtonpost.com
A Lot of People Just Don't Take the Basic Precautions

At the end of the Black Hat hacker convention in Las Vegas this month, James Finch, head of the FBI's Cyber Division, sat down for an interview about crime and…

August 18, 2008 · abcactionnews.com
Pasco teacher arrested in cybercrime sex sting

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL -- A 29-year-old teacher at Trinity Oaks Elementary School in Pasco County is the latest school employee to be arrested by the State…

August 18, 2008 · content.zdnet.com
Gallery: Tools for CSI cybercrime

The digital forensics unit (DFU) of the Australia Serious Fraud Office sniffs out incriminating evidence from crime scenes with ZDNet Australia on hand…

August 17, 2008 · washingtontimes.com
States seen as weak on cybercrime

State authorities are not doing enough to protect consumers from online fraud and other cybercrimes, despite skyrocketing numbers of complaints from the…

August 17, 2008 · TechRepublic
States urged to do more to tackle cybercrime

A report has been released by two technology policy groups noting that most top state prosecutors have failed to address cybercrimes outside of high-profile…

August 15, 2008 · ZDNet UK
UK sees sharp rise in spam

The amount of spam crammed into UK inboxes has quadrupled over the past three months, according to figures from an anti-spam company. Show related articles The…

August 15, 2008 · theregister.co.uk
Cybercrime bust highlights PIN terminal insecurity

Analysis UK police arrests of a gang reckoned to have tampered with Chip and PIN entry devices to harvest PIN numbers and cardholder details have sparked calls…

August 14, 2008 · crn.com
What Olympic Spam?

While The Test Center heard alot about Olympic spam --messages with Olympic-related topics appearing in the subject line, the body, or the attachments -- very…

August 14, 2008 · internetnews.com
Study Gives States Poor Marks on Cyber Crime

As cyber crime and e-commerce continue to boom, most states are failing to keep up with the increasingly sophisticated threats, according to a new study.…

August 14, 2008 · Internetnews.com
How cyber crime went professional

As Russian and Georgian soldiers were flinging explosive artillery shells at each other, both sides in the South Ossetia conflict were also exploiting the very…

August 13, 2008 · independent.co.uk
How cyber crime went professional

A huge increase in internet crime is only part of the picture. The bigger worry for many organisations is that they are now being individually targeted by…

August 13, 2008 · vanguardngr.com
Cybercrime, cybersecurity - How big is the threat to a Nation?

Cyber Space operation and life style? What will it cost the Nation to recover from this and similar future damages?As we can recollect, the “the median cost to…

August 13, 2008 · nytimes.com
Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks

Weeks before bombs started falling on Georgia, a security researcher in suburban Massachusetts was watching an attack against the country in cyberspace. ose…

August 12, 2008 · livinglakecountry.com
WCTC offers cutting-edge cyber class; Course looks at investigating computer crimes

Technology is becoming an ever-increasing factor in committing crimes and in helping solve crimes. Uncovering digital fingerprints is a complicated task and…

August 12, 2008 · thestar.com.my
Mimos, German institute to jointly tackle cybercrime

SHAH ALAM: Mimos has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Ruhr-University Bochum of Germany to conduct joint research into ways to reduce phishing,…

August 11, 2008 · Bangkokpost.com
Cyber-security experts warn of Olympics spam

Singapore (dpa) - Cyber-security experts warned Internet users of a deluge of viruses and spam during the Olympic Games, with those reading Chinese at a higher…

August 11, 2008 · Telegraph.co.uk
Georgia: Russia 'conducting cyber war'

Several Georgian state computer servers have been under external control since shortly before Russia's armed intervention into the state commenced on Friday,…

August 11, 2008 · lankaeverything.com
Combating crime . . . with a computer

A new aid in the fight against crime that has been described as the most advanced in the world has been developed in Scotland. The East Kilbride developers say…

August 10, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime and Politics

As citizens of the United States prepare to cast their votes in the upcoming presidential election, the time is right to consider what implications, if any,…

August 10, 2008 · Guardian.co.uk
Cybercrime: Spanish hacker jailed for sending out ex-manager's private emails

A hacker has been jailed for two years in Spain for revealing hundreds of private emails written by a former colleague. The emails, which were taken from the…

August 10, 2008 · itmanagement.earthweb.com
Scene of the Cybercrime: Inside Today's Cybercrime World

Today we live and work in a world of global connectivity. We can exchange casual conversation or conduct multimillion-dollar monetary transactions with people…

August 9, 2008 · lfpress.ca
Spam charges out

OTTAWA -- Industry Minister Jim Prentice says Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility have assured him that any customers charged for text message spam will be able…

August 9, 2008 · networkworld.com
Russian hacker gang steals with impunity, says researcher

The Russian hacker gang using a Microsoft administration tool to steal passwords has cashed in big time for years, the researcher who has tracked the group's…

August 9, 2008 · Bclocalnews.com
Fraud investigation leads to charges

Following a two-year investigation into international Internet fraud, a Kelowna man has been arrested. The Calgary Police Service and Royal Canadian Mounted…

August 7, 2008 · money.cnn.com
Ahead of the bell: Hacker conference kicks off

Black Hat hacker conference kicks off in Vegas, Microsoft researchers among presenters NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The Black Hat computer security…

August 6, 2008 · foxbusiness.com
Aladdin eSafe Receives Premium Checkmark Anti-Spam Certification From West Coast Labs

CHICAGO, IL, Aug 06, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) ----Aladdin Knowledge Systems an information security leader specializing in authentication, software DRM…

August 6, 2008 · seattlepi.nwsource.com
'Spam King' once felt 'invincible'

Strangers hated him, blamed him for wrecking their lives, deemed him a time-sucking pariah who grated on millions of people worldwide. None of that mattered to…

August 5, 2008 · thestatesman.net
Cyber crime: DM's nod key to issue trade licence

Statesman News Service MALDA, Aug 4: The English Bazaar Municipality has decided not to issue or renew trade licence for cyber cafés until they get a ‘green…

August 5, 2008 · tvnz.co.nz
Accused Bebo hacker could be jailed

A young woman faces up to seven years in jail if convicted of hacking into a teenager's Bebo site. The 19-year-old is accused of logging onto the social…