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January 20, 2005 · vnunet.com
Police learning to fight online crime

Police officers in England and Wales are to receive basic training in tackling computer and internet-related crimes. An elearning course will be introduced…

January 19, 2005 · APP.com
'Cyber-rape' outlawed: N.J. cracks down on computer-aided crime

WOOD-RIDGE -- It was a sunny spring day when Trish Barteck was trimming plants in her front yard in this Bergen County community on April 19, 2002. The…

January 19, 2005 · Out-Law.Com
Denial of Service prosecution in the UK

A man appeared in a Scottish court yesterday facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act for launching Denial of Service attacks. It is only the second time…

January 18, 2005 · Herald Sun
Child porn seizure 'biggest ever'

POLICE arrested eight men and seized computers and tens of thousands of pictures when they smashed what was described as a child pornography ring of…

January 18, 2005 · Scotsman.com
Man in Court on International Computer Crime Charges

A man appeared in court on international computer crime charges today following a major investigation by UK police and the United States Secret Service.…

January 18, 2005 · The Financial Express
Remoteness of cyber crimes makes it different

When William Sutton, the infamous bandit, was asked why he robbed banks, his answer was simple. “Because that is where the money is”. Stripped from the…

January 17, 2005 · Bradenton Herald
Cyberterrorism could devastate U.S. economy

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Don't say we didn't warn you: At some point in the next decade, there will be a "devastating attack" on the Internet or power grid. That…

January 16, 2005 · CentreDaily.com
Internet fuels child porn trafficking - and child porn arrests

PHILADELPHIA - Once unnoticed by society, pedophiles who traffic in child pornography have come out into the open on the Internet over the past decade, and law…

January 16, 2005 · PittsburghLIVE.com
Ex-principal accused of having child porn

The former principal of an Armstrong County High School was charged Friday with possession of child pornography after investigators found more than 100…

January 15, 2005 · The Daily Times
Internet fraud hits city account

PRYOR - When undocumented charges to a vendor noted as Web Transaction Service, a billing company for Internet-based companies, appeared on the City's bank…

January 15, 2005 · ITnews.com.au
US army threatens hackers

The executive producer of America's Army, a free online game funded by the US Army, is hopping mad at hackers who have taken advantage of the game's security…

January 15, 2005 · Cities.ExpressIndia.Com
Cyber crime: few cases qualify, ones that do get stuck in court

Shouldn’t a fine of Rs 1 lakh and five years rigorous imprisonment be enough of a deterrent for men to pry on women through webcams and mobile cameras?…

January 14, 2005 · GLOBEANDMAIL.COM
Top court considers nature of crime on Internet

Rene Luther Hamilton's Internet pitch had all the subtlety of a bomb blast — not surprising, considering he was touting recipes for napalm, Molotov cocktails…

January 13, 2005 · DMeurope.com
Dutch justice minister in the dark on cybercrime

Dutch justice minister Piet Hein Donner has admitted to having no accurate picture of cybercrime perpetrated in the Netherlands, or how many businesses have…

January 13, 2005 · E-crime Congress 2005
e-Crime Congress 2005: securing business reputation - sustaining consumer confidence

**AKJ Associates and the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit are pleased to present the third annual e-Crime Congress, which will take place on the 5th and 6th April…

January 12, 2005 · Zwire.com
Cyber-crime and punishment: Nefarious characters roam the wild, wild Web

Editor's note: This is the first part of a four-part series examining criminal activity on the Internet and efforts to stop it. NORRISTOWN - The Internet gives…

January 12, 2005 · SecurityFocus
Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems

A sophisticated computer hacker had access to servers at wireless giant T-Mobile for at least a year, which he used to monitor U.S. Secret Service e-mail,…

January 12, 2005 · Virus Threat Center
Securing data from the threat within

**A company’s biggest security threat isn't the sinister hacker trying to break into the corporate network, but employees and partners with easy access to…

January 11, 2005 · Yaledailynews.Com
Warrant issued for e-mails

Working with the FBI, University Police have tracked down the man they say is responsible for sending racially offensive e-mails to two Yale students last…

January 11, 2005 · ZDNet UK
Russia's cybercrime-fighting Bond villain

**Antivirus guru Eugene Kaspersky says criminals are responsible for an increasing amount of malware** Three large and weathered Russian women fiercely stand…

January 11, 2005 · Iafrica.com
Yushchenko declared official winner

Ukrainian election officials on Monday declared Viktor Yushchenko the official winner of a presidential rerun vote, paving the way for the hero of the "orange…

January 10, 2005 · ITnews.com.au
Groups warn of tsunami scams

Millions of dollars donated by individuals to tsunami relief in South-East Asia have brought criminals and scammers out of the woodwork, government agencies…

January 9, 2005 · NOLA.com
Computer crime to cost exec $27,000

A Luling man who was accused of digitally spying on his former company has been sentenced to home imprisonment and must pay $27,000 for breaking into the…

January 8, 2005 · Enterprise-Security-Today
FBI Reports Online Fraud Aimed at Tsunami Relief

The FBI is reporting that fraudsters have established Web sites that claim to collect money to assist with the relief efforts established in the wake of last…

January 8, 2005 · Venicegondolier.com
FDLE warns of tsunami e-mail scams

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is warning citizens to beware of one of the latest e-mail phishing scams, this one using the Asian tsunami tragedy as…

January 6, 2005 · NEWS.scotsman.com
Police Homes Targeted in Child Porn Raids

The homes of three police officers have been raided in a child porn swoop, it was confirmed today. Northumbria Police said one of its officers – a 41-year-old…

January 6, 2005 · Nashuatelegraph.com
Cybercrime targeted

DURHAM (AP) – The attorney general’s office is helping researchers from Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire study ways to fight cybercrime.…

January 6, 2005 · Vnunet.com
From Russia with malice

Virus writing is no longer the exclusive domain of teenage geeks designing malicious code in their bedroom. Criminals are earning millions by dropping viruses…

January 5, 2005 · itWorldCanada
Philippines cybercrime bill to cover cell phones

The latest draft version of a cybercrime bill that will be filed to The Philippines' Congress next year will cover not only computers and computer networks but…

January 4, 2005 · InternetRetailer.com
The Reshipping Scam

More than 50 people crowded into a Lagos, Nigeria, street one day last spring, shouting in outrage and manhandling four local cops and an American FBI agent…