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March 22, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Japan Declared A Cyberwar Against S. Korea

South Korea issued a cyber terrorism warning Sunday for its overseas diplomatic missions after the Foreign Ministry's Internet website was attacked by a…

March 22, 2005 · 4 Local News
FBI investigating high-tech attack by hacker on UNLV server

A hacker has infiltrated a UNLV computer server containing records for thousands of international students. Computer analysts at University of Nevada, Las…

March 21, 2005 · Transitions Online
Pirates of the Baltic

RIGA, Latvia--A cybercrime incident involving a big Latvian bank has again highlighted the country's reputation as a haven for money launderers and online…

March 21, 2005 · ZDNet Australia
Symantec warns: Mac OS X faces hacker threats

**Security vendor Symantec is warning that Apple's OS X operating system is increasingly becoming a target for hackers and malware authors.** n its seventh…

March 21, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Carding: the trend gives no hope

Plastic cards market grows ever-increasingly. Average pace of increase is 20-22% annually. The boom appeared after banks launched so-called salary projects…

March 20, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukraine: child porn case

A criminal suit was filed against a local man of Ternopol, Ukraine, who allegedly produced and distributed porn and child porn, a clipping service of Ternopol…

March 19, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Eleventh Congress will take place in Bangkok from 18 to 25 April 2005

The Eleventh Congress will take place in Bangkok from 18 to 25 April 2005. The Crime Congresses are unique world events in that they provide a forum for…

March 19, 2005 · Kansas.com
Man guilty of Internet fraud

A former Wichita man was found guilty Friday of fraud for using the Internet to sell items that buyers never received. A federal jury found James A. Bird, 32,…

March 18, 2005 · news.telegraph
Police foil hackers' £220m raid on London bank

An audacious attempt by computer hackers to steal £220 million from the London branch of a Japanese bank has been foiled by police. The crime ring gained…

March 18, 2005 · InformationWeek
Microsoft: Phishing Bad, Users Complicit, Education Best Defense

**Microsoft, along with Trust-e and RSA Security, summarized the plague of phishing attacks as the "fastest-growing form of online fraud," but offered little…

March 18, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crime: spammer caught in Ukraine

A criminal case on "mass distribution of spam" is investigated by law enforcement of Donetsk region, Ukraine. It is the first criminal case on infringement…

March 17, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
DoS attacks

Today, it is quite difficult for a common user to determine where from and how his computer system can be attacked. More often it could be a virus attack,…

March 17, 2005 · Vnunet.com
IT experts' distressing forecasts

*Businesses can no longer rely only on antivirus software and firewalls* Newly published research has warned that IT managers are not as secure as they think…

March 17, 2005 · securitypipeline
Windows NT Users Beware!

Hundreds of thousands of Web sites running Windows NT 4 remain -- and will remain -- at risk from attack via a vulnerability patched for other operating…

March 17, 2005 · The Philadelphia Enquirer
Child porn: Byelorussian case

Businessmen extradited from Europe entered pleas in N.J. The probe has led to 1,200-plus arrests. Newark, N.J. - Two leaders of a Belarus company admitted in…

March 17, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Know your Enemy: Tracking Botnets

In their paper, The Honeynet Project & Research Alliance, have attempted to demonstrate how honeynets can help us understand how botnets work, the threat they…

March 16, 2005 · Washington Post
Hackers Target U.S. Power Grid

Hundreds of times a day, hackers try to slip past cyber-security into the computer network of Constellation Energy Group Inc., a Baltimore power company with…

March 16, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Internal threats to businesses

Almost two thirds of firms have no measures to detect internal attacks or to protect against them - leaving systems open to "invisible" hacks, a new study has…

March 16, 2005 · ThisIsMoney
Phishing targeting online outlets

Online shops and supermarkets have been warned their customers are the next targets for 'phishing' - the crime sweeping the internet. Phishing is where crooks…

March 16, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
AOL Responds to AIM Privacy Concerns

Technology News, AOL spokesman Andrew Weinstein is busy telling the same clarifying story to media outlets over and over again in effort to squelch the rumor.…

March 16, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
DoS attack will cost 2 years of jail

Derek Wyatt MP, chairman of the All Party Internet Group (APIG), has filed notice of a 10 Minute Rule Bill calling for amendments to the Computer Misuse Act…

March 16, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Louisiana Trojan hacker sent to jail

A US court has sentenced a Louisiana man to six months in prison after finding him guilty of infecting WebTV users with a Trojan that plagued emergency…

March 16, 2005 · The Chronicle Journal
Child porn: Internet dangers arise

A Thunder Bay family was appalled to discover that their daughter — a Grade 6 student — had her photo posted on a peer’s website. Anita Berglund, a family…

March 16, 2005 · saljournal.com
KWU is victim of computer crime

Someone reportedly got access to a Kansas Wesleyan University bank account and made about $10,000 in purchases, according to police. Deputy Salina Police Chief…

March 15, 2005 · Cybercrime.gov
Queens Man Sentenced to 27 Months' Imprisonment on Cybercrime

DAVID N. KELLEY, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JUJU JIANG, 24, of Flushing, New York, was sentenced today to…

March 15, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Britain: a new record for card frauds

According to the Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs), the clearing association, criminals stole almost GBP 500,000,000, despite the introduction…

March 14, 2005 · Canada.com
Canadian approach in fighting spam

**Spam losing inbox battle, polls suggest** *Unwanted ads start to decline; Canadians reclaim their e-mail* Canadians are finally winning the fight against…

March 13, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Hackers reached web search results

Hackers are increasingly using websites rather than email attachments to spread malicious code, security watchers have warned. In its six-monthly Web Security…

March 13, 2005 · The Daily Dispatch
Punishment fits the crime for these hackers

More than 150 college applicants - including one who applied to Duke University - have been rejected by their chosen schools as unfit for admission. What did…

March 12, 2005 · Continuity Central
Phishing still on the rise

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has reported that phishers are commanding ever larger arrays of co-opted Internet infrastructure. In January, there were…