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June 16, 2008 · Newsinfo.inquirer.net
Draft of cybercrime bill ready by end-June

MANILA, Philippines--The Commission on Information and Communications Technology expects to finish work on a draft cybercrime bill by end-June, its chairman…

June 14, 2008 · Thaindian.com
Forensic computer analysts become real employment in police divisions

A new career within the information technology faculty has emerged. Most crime bursting laboratories are employing Forensic computer analyst (FCA). The role of…

June 13, 2008 · ABC.net.au
Charity urges child porn internet block

The head of a major child protection charity says she hopes Australian internet service providers will follow the lead of their international counterparts by…

June 13, 2008 · Govtech.com
Cyber Crime Feared More Than Burglary

AVG Technologies this week released the results of its own research study that showed U.S. citizens are more concerned about being the victims of cyber crime…

June 12, 2008 · Bangkokpost.com
Police arrest webmaster for porn pics

Police have arrested a webmaster for posting pornographic photos for trade and distribution on his website, one of 200-300 sites containing sexually explicit…

June 12, 2008 · Darkreading.com
Cybercrime Outranks Other Crimes on Europeans' Worry List

**Almost half of German PC users believe they will eventually fall victim** JUNE 11, 2008 | Cybercrime is the new "big worry" in Europe. The European Network…

June 11, 2008 · News.bbc.co.uk
Summit tackles electronic crime

Businesses are being urged to do more to fight computer crime as police forces announce a series of measures to tackle online fraud. It is estimated cyber…

June 11, 2008 · Thetimes.co.za
Civil servants in cyber crime syndicate

Crime syndicate raking in millions Corrupt civil servants, in cahoots with a cyber crime syndicate, have robbed four provincial governments of more than…

June 11, 2008 · Telecom.paper.nl
Over 1 in 5 European PC users victims of cybercrime - research

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June 10, 2008 · Expressindia.com
Nigerian held for Internet fraud

CYBERCRIME CATCH: Gang operates from UK or Nigeria, says Crime Branch “Congratulations! You have won the UK National Lottery worth one million pounds.” Anybody…

June 9, 2008 · News.zdnet.co.uk
Stark warning as UK faces cybercrime boom

A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger from international gangs of online and credit card fraudsters. The…

June 6, 2008 · Skynewswire.com
Computer crime and legislature

Computer technology has changed nearly everything and everyone around the world in some way. Computer technology has been also increasingly been both the…

June 6, 2008 · http://www.wkyt.com/
KY Attorney General Creates Unit To Combat Cybercrime

One of the Cybercrime Units top priorities is to safeguard Kentucky children from on-line predators. Kentucky Attorney General, Jack Conway says, "When I go in…

June 5, 2008 · Computer Crime Research Center
Conway creates cyber crime unit

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the creation of a new division in his office to investigate cyber crimes such as identity theft…

June 5, 2008 · Silicon.com
Cyber crime: The global battle

Police forces worldwide are mobilising to tackle the estimated $104bn global cyber crime menace but money, manpower and expertise varies wildly from country to…

June 5, 2008 · Economictimes.indiatimes.com
Dedicated cyber crime police station to go online

MUMBAI: City's first dedicated cyber crime police station is expected to be operational by this month end, a senior police official said. The police station,…

June 4, 2008 · arnnet.com.au
Notes from AusCERT 2008

I've had the pleasure of speaking and attending this year's AusCERT 2008 security conference held in Gold Coast, Australia. If you've never been to Australia,…

June 3, 2008 · Home.nestor.minsk.by
Tokyo eCrime Conference Press Event

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) will preview its Counter-eCrime Operations Summit (CeCOS II) to be held in Tokyo, Japan, May, 26-27, during a high-level…

June 3, 2008 · Dailytimes.com.pk
Counterfeit credit cards main source of cyber crime

LAHORE: Counterfeit credit cards, allegedly smuggled from China, are the main source of cyber crime across the country, as it is the easiest way to swindle…

June 2, 2008 · News-leader.com
Candidate zeroes in on cybercrime

Kansas City -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof introduced a package of proposals on Thursday that he said would address 21st century crimes…

June 2, 2008 · Washingtontimes.com
Combating cyber-terrorism

As many as 30 countries will be represented in Malaysia starting today at a global conference aimed at improving the world's capacity to prevent and respond to…

June 1, 2008 · Securecomputing.net.au/
Countering cyber terrorism in third-world countries

A joint project with the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism is hoped to increase the cyberdefense capacity of developing countries.…

June 1, 2008 · Eff.org
Computer Crime Laws Chill Discovery of Customer Privacy Threats

Have you ever wanted to test whether an e-commerce website is keeping your data secure? The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act -- and state statutes modeled…

May 31, 2008 · Itweb.co.za
UCT to measure cybercrime

he University of Cape Town's information systems department is conducting what could be SA's first empirical survey on computer crime and security. The study…

May 30, 2008 · Canadianpress.google.com
Police say banks not reporting cybercrime in effort to protect image

MONTREAL — Online banking and other Internet transactions may not be as secure as many Canadians believe, say law-enforcement officials who accuse financial…

May 28, 2008 · News.bbc.co.uk
Plan to close child porn loophole

Drawings and computer-generated images of child sex abuse would be made illegal under proposals announced by Justice Minister Maria Eagle. Owners of such…

May 28, 2008 · noticias.info
Niceville man arrested for child porn

NICEVILLE — America Online reported a man for sharing child porn on the Internet, Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies say in his arrest report. Michael Gaynes,…

May 28, 2008 · THE AGE
Teacher pleads guilty to child porn charges

A Brighton Grammar teacher has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges after downloading thousands of images from the internet including of naked young…

May 27, 2008 · Stuff.co.nz
Home detention follows child porn sting

A German-based investigation into internet child pornography caught a Christchurch man accessing banned material. James Alexander Sharpe, 20, was arrested…

May 27, 2008 · Itseccity.de
Shape Shifting Malware Threat Reported by Swiss Cybercrime Operation

Geoff Sweeney, CTO with Tier-3, the behavioural analysis IT security specialist, has echoed remarks made by the head of the Swiss cybercrime operation. In a…