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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…

July 9, 2008 · Itwire.com
Oh Lord, make the banks pay for cybercrime

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is urging the Government to introduce legislation to make banks pay for cybercrime coupled with a data…

July 9, 2008 · Canada.com
SFU Surrey will be hub for cyber crime fighters

Cyber crime fighters will soon be setting up shop at SFU Surrey to develop tools that will help police hunt down Internet con artists, hackers and child…

July 9, 2008 · Newsinfo.inquirer.net/
First cybercrime case for 2008 filed at DoJ

MANILA, Philippines -- The first cybercrime case for this year was filed with the Department of Justice Task Force on Cybercrime. The cybercrime involves a…

July 9, 2008 · Canadianpress.google.com
Simon Fraser launches cyber crime research centre, aims to fight child porn

SURREY, B.C. — Cyber crime has a new enemy. Simon Fraser University launched an International Cybercrime Research Centre on Tuesday, saying child pornography…

July 9, 2008 · Canada.com
B.C. funds agency to fight cybercrime

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has provided $350,000 in grants to launch an international cybercrime research centre that will investigate online crime trends…

July 9, 2008 · Theregister.co.uk
Peers call for cybercrime shakeup

Peers are calling for a reversal of rules that stop UK victims reporting cybercrimes directly to the police. The House of Lords science committee is also…

July 8, 2008 · News.scotsman.com
Pensioner blames internet for his child porn

A PENSIONER caught with a huge stash of child pornography blamed internet search engines, such as Google, for his downfall. William Dalgleish, 67, had 16,000…

July 8, 2008 · Medaillenews.com
Computer Crimes Investigation Certificate Program to Begin in Fall 2008

Medaille College will offer a certificate program in Computer Crimes Investigation at its Amherst Campus beginning in fall 2008. The Computer Crimes…

July 7, 2008 · Bangkokpost.com
Fighting crime with a click of a mouse

Instead of a pistol, Pol Lt-Col Panya Chaaimtet arms himself with a computer notebook. He is more agile manoeuvring a mouse, hunting for criminals on the…

July 7, 2008 · Security.itproportal.com
Legal expert calls on Qatar to implement cybercrime legislation

Perusing the Gulf Times' weekend edition (as one does) in my local hairdressers this weekend, I was astonished to read that a leading legal expert has called…

July 4, 2008 · Security.itproportal.com
EU cybercrime initiative is going to be expensive for ISPs

I was interested to see a report over on Betanews that European ISPs are more than a bit concerned about the cost if complying with EU cybercrime proposals,…

July 4, 2008 · Newsinfo.inquirer.net
Gov't wants to include more provisions in cybercrime bill

MAKATI City, Philippines -- A technical working group (TWG) composed of various stakeholders in government and the private sector are including additional…

July 1, 2008 · The Register
Three strokes of a bamboo cane for Singapore forum 'scammer'

A British man faces caning and a prison sentence for allegedly conning members of an IT forum in Singapore. Members of the VR-Zone forum used "mass ordering"…

June 30, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
Azerbaijan: joining European Convention on Cybercrime

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov has today signed a document on his country’s joining Council of Europe’s…

June 27, 2008 · Upi.com
Woman gets prison for 'Nigerian' scam

TACOMA, Wash., June 26 (UPI) -- An Olympia, Wash., woman who pleaded guilty in a $1 million "Nigerian check scam" has been sentenced to two years in prison.…

June 27, 2008 · News.com.au
Warning: Internet travel scam

The scam involves a website called Tickets2cheap.com, believed to be run out of South Africa, which boasts the lowest airfares in the world, according to…

June 26, 2008 · PC WORLD
Closer Ties on Cybercrime: Japan and France agreement

June 10 : Japanese and French government ministers agreed to work more closely on cybercrime. At a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G8 Justice and…

June 25, 2008 · The Register
About 50% of malicious sites bound to 10 networks (6 in China)

Almost half the websites pushing malware are hosted by just 10 networks, according to a new report that adds new support to the growing argument that a…

June 24, 2008 · Waldo.villagesoup.com/
Computer Crime Unit rescues girl

AUGUSTA (June 23): The following news was compiled for the Maine Department of Public Safety by the Public Information Office: Exceptional work by the Maine…