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OKYO (AFP) — A US justice department official urged Japan on Friday to ban individual possession of child pornography as the country comes under pressure to…
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York disc jockey has been accused of sharing an instructional video showing how to sexually abuse children. The case was referred to the…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL—The problem with much cybercrime such as ID theft is that even if you catch it once it happens, it often requires time-consuming fixes.…
An IT officer of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has lambasted the continued delay in the passage of the country’s cybercrime law, pointing out in…
More than 624,000 computers in the USA have traded child pornography, much of it showing the sexual abuse of very young children, in the past 2½ years, a…
LONDON (Reuters) - International experts called on Wednesday for greater cooperation to fight threats to computer networks but they differed on the definition…
A 44-year-old Dundalk man pleaded guilty yesterday to receiving images of child pornography over the Internet, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney's…
Bryan Tan, director at Keystone Law Corporation, told ZDNet Asia that in many countries in the region, legislation to counter cybercrime either are very basic…
Scott O'Neal oversees the FBI's response to computer hacking and botnet attacks by criminals, terrorists and foreign powers. The cyber division is one of the…
PONTE VEDRA, FL -- A man from Ponte Vedra is facing charges of traveling to have sex with a minor. 51-Year-old Paul John Mucci was arrested Sunday in…
Security company Symantec is warning that the Middle East is increasingly becoming a target for hackers and online theft. In its latest biannual Internet…
Whether you've been hacked or suspect an employee of wrongdoing, knowing how to preserve evidence is crucial. Derek Parkinson reports. The closest thing the…
There are thousands of people around the world that make a living exploiting the security loop holes by accessing your personal identity, passwords and bank…
COMPANIES are failing to report online fraud due to a fear that their websites will be seen as unsecure and lead to a loss of sales, according to a new report.…
SPEAKING TO A panel of Brazilian Senators yesterday, Google’s Brazilian chief said that the search engine giant would make much greater efforts to curb child…
HACKERS launched an attack on Conservative Party computer systems last week, even as they were touting proposals to get tough on computer crime. David Davis,…
**Wilkes-Barre police Detective Ron Foy is being credited with last week’s swift arrests of the alleged vandals of a city synagogue.** Foy’s scheduled shift…
The United Kingdom is listed second in a report on global cyber-crime statistics, behind the United States and ahead of cyber-crime "hotspots" Nigeria and…
Dot-coms daunted by the financial downturn would be well advised to look to the cyber crime economy. Cyber criminals "have very sound business models," said…
A judge has criticised authorities for "unacceptable" delays that are allowing known users of child pornography to continue their offending. But the Department…
At first blush, civil libertarians might blanch at a private member's bill that if enacted into law would require Ontarians to report images of child abuse or…
Cyber crimes such as hacking, denial of service attacks and online fraud are not taken seriously enough by the police. In a poll of more than 100 silicon.com…
PARIS: There is no storefront or corporate headquarters for Cybercrime Inc., but savvy salesmen in a murky, borderless economy are moving merchandise by…
PARIS — There are no storefronts or corporate headquarters in the cybercrime industry, just savvy sellers in a murky, borderless economy who are moving…
The Tories have launched a stinging attack on the U.K. government's failure to pay Ј1.3 million (US$2.6 million) to fund a national e-crime policing unit.…
Internet fraudsters find it increasingly difficult to find willing suckers for their schemes, but those who have fallen for them are handing out hundreds of…
ATHENS, Ga. — A former teacher has been charged with operating an Internet ring where members traded child pornography. A Clarke County grand jury handed down…
CONCORD – Police and prosecutors criticized a portion of a bill that cracks down on child pornography, saying it would give defendants access to their illegal…
The government has dangerously underestimated the threat posed to the UK from cyber criminals, according to the Conservative party. David Davis, the shadow…
Cyber crimes may have been virtual, but a menace nevertheless. And with work and leisure being dependent more and more on Internet, the passwords are not safe…