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July 27, 2008 · Pocket-lint.co.uk
33 charged in cyber crime bust

American investigators have found and now charged members of an international phishing gang. The most recent to face the judge is Romanian Ovidiu-Ionut…

July 27, 2008 · Ijworld.com
Local police have own cyber-crime fighters

Lawrence Police are ahead of the curve when it comes to fighting cyber crime. The department has three detectives trained in computer forensics. They…

July 26, 2008 · sky.com
'eBay' Child Porn Smuggler Jailed

A child porn smuggler who used eBay to find paedophile customers has been sentenced to five years in prison and two on licence. Pervert contacted like-minded…

July 25, 2008 · crn.com
One 'Spam King' Faces 4 Years In Prison, One Escapes

Seattle man Tuesday was sentenced to 47 months in prison for spamming while a Colorado man is on the run after escaping from a federal prison camp. Robert Alan…

July 25, 2008 · Itweb.co.za
Hackers attack businesses, Sophos security report reveals

Cybercrime gangs target corporate networks through unsuspecting company executives, as global brands put at risk through Web site infection [ Johannesburg, 24…

July 24, 2008 · RSF.org
Legislators urged to oppose cyber-crime bill likely to threaten online free expression

(PNG) Reporters Without Borders is worried about the impact of a proposed law on cyber-crime, adopted by the Senate on july 9th 2008, that will be submitted to…

July 24, 2008 · PC WORLD
McAfee: SMBs Underestimate Cybercrime Risks

The latest survey from security vendor McAfee has found that small to medium-size businesses in North America and Europe wrongly conclude their revenue is too…

July 23, 2008 · Dailylocal.com
Larry Mendte charged with computer crime

PHILADELPHIA - Larry Mendte illegally accessed the e-mail account of former CBS co-anchor Alycia Lane 537 times from several different computers, according to…

July 23, 2008 · Cjad.com
Concordia Takes Aim at Computer Crime

Concordia University is looking to become a world-leader in "cyber-forensics" It's home to a new common-front against computer-crime: the National…

July 22, 2008 · Article.nationalreview.com
An Internet Fraud

Over the years, many statements have been falsely attributed to me, but this is the first year in which a whole column has been made up and circulated in a…

July 22, 2008 · PC WORLD
Internet Currency Firm Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

E-Gold, an Internet-based payment service, and three owners have pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice…

July 21, 2008 · Technewsworld.com
Obama Calls for Cyberterror Czar

**Cyberterrorism is becoming a talking point for the presidential candidates, with Democrat Barack Obama dismissing the current administration's plan to thwart…

July 19, 2008 · Whats on Kiev
Ukraine Targeted by Russian Hackers

Following on from last year’s massive cyber attack on Estonia’s computer systems when Russian hackers, purportedly funded by the FSB (the modern equivalent of…

July 18, 2008 · hMoneyextra.com
Online shoppers getting security savvy

With rising levels of online fraud, internet shoppers are becoming increasingly savvy about checking for some kind of security before paying for their goods.…

July 18, 2008 · Mercurynews.com
S.F. engineer pleads not guilty to cyber crime

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco computer engineer has pleaded not guilty to charges of taking over a city computer network that stores payroll files, police…

July 17, 2008 · vnunet.com
Chinese Red Cross hacker sent to jail

A Chinese man has been sentenced to two years in jail after hacking into a Red Cross website set up to collect funds for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake.…

July 17, 2008 · Onenewsnow.com
Internet child porn more pervasive, accessible

An Internet safety expert said there’s insufficient funding for law enforcement officers who are attempting to track down child pornographers and pedophiles.…

July 16, 2008 · Mediafax.ro
Romanian Authorities Arrest 24 Suspects In Internet Crime Frauds

Romanian authorities Tuesday arrested 24 people suspected of defrauding foreign nationals of over EUR400,000 with computer crimes, including credit card fraud.…

July 16, 2008 · PCworld.com
esearchers Trace Structure of Cybercrime Gangs

The chain of command of a cybercrime gang is not unlike the Mafia, an evolution that shows how online crime is becoming a broad, well-organized endeavor. The…

July 16, 2008 · Canada.com
Internet prowler caught with child porn

an Stuart Johnson was not deterred, even after being booted three times from the chat site. Using the Internet site Nexopia, the city man tried to solicit…

July 15, 2008 · Nzherald.co.nz
Conviction would harm hacker's prospects - judge

A young Whitianga computer hacker walked free from court today after a judge said a conviction would have harmed his prospects. Owen Thor Walker had pleaded…

July 15, 2008 · Newstalkzb.co.nz
Sentencing in cyber crime cast today

The Whitianga teenager at the centre of an international cyber crime ring will be sentenced in the High Court at Hamilton today. Eighteen-year-old Owen Walker…

July 15, 2008 · Lakeconews.com
Woman reports losing thousands in Internet scam

LAKEPORT – Lakeport Police are asking area residents to be on their guard in the wake of a woman reporting that she lost thousands of dollars in an Internet…

July 14, 2008 · Lincolncountyjournal.com
Wal-Mart supports local internet crime task force

Troy- The Internet Crime Task Force of the Troy Police Department recently received a new computer donated by Wal-Mart. Chief Jeff Taylor said, "The Troy…

July 14, 2008 · Bangkokpost.com
IT experts: Revise computer crime law

KOMSAN TORTERMVASANA The Computer Association of Thailand may propose an amendment of the Computer Crime Law, saying the first year of enforcement was causing…

July 12, 2008 · Blog.wired.com
Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years for MySpace Cyberstalking

A Southern California man who already served federal time for hacking into Lexis-Nexis has begun a state prison term for allegedly using his skills to try and…

July 11, 2008 · Zdnet.com.au
Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not…

July 11, 2008 · Ft.com
Ministers attacked on e-crime response

Ministers have been slow to appreciate the scale of lawlessness on the internet, the Lords science and technology committee said yesterday. In a follow-up to a…

July 10, 2008 · News.in.msn.com/
African held in internet fraud case

Charles Brown had been duping people through the internet by claiming that he had a huge inheritance and needed money to access it Bangalore: An African…

July 10, 2008 · Taylordailypress.net
Hutto man sentenced in check scam

A Hutto resident has been sentenced in U.S. District Court on computer fraud and identity theft charges. Steven Bradley Davis, 43, was convicted of aggravated…