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December 12, 2004 · 13Wvec.Com
Deputy faces possession of child porn charges

A Virginia Beach sheriff's deputy faces charges of possession of child pornography. Police said Deputy Alfred Cope had child porn on his home computer. Police…

December 12, 2004 · KOTV
Officials Issue Warning About Internet Fraud And Fake Money Orders

There's a word of warning out about a fraud scheme sweeping across the Internet. It could cost you hundreds of dollars, and land you in federal prison. The…

December 11, 2004 · TheChamplainchannel
N.H. Focuses On Computer Crime

NASHUA, N.H. -- New Hampshire is stepping up its fight against computer criminals. Speaking Thursday at a conference on white-collar crime, Attorney General…

December 11, 2004 · NEWS.com.au
Action needed on cyber security

THE US government is falling short in cyber security efforts and should take immediate steps to protect the country's technological resources, an industry…

December 10, 2004 · Local Tech Wire
FBI Cyber Crimes Agent To Give Seminar at Peak 10

CHARLOTTE Doris Gardner, an agent with the FBI�s computer crime and infrastructure protection squad, will talk about how to fight computer intrusion crime in a…

December 10, 2004 · Washington Post
Ex-U.S. Cyber Security Chief Sees Curb on Phishing

A former White House Web security chief predicted on Wednesday that technology companies and law enforcers could soon stamp out most Internet "phishing" scams…

December 10, 2004 · The Sudbury Town Crier
Cracking down on online fraud

Something seemed awfully "phishy" about an e-mail state Rep. David Linsky discovered in his inbox two months ago. The e-mail, purportedly from Citizens Bank,…

December 9, 2004 · The Winchester Star
Federal Trial Set In Child Porn Case

A Gore man accused of creating an Internet child pornography group and distributing sexual images of three children now has a federal trial date. Samuel Lewis…

December 9, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Carders by Phone

Credit cards number thieves phone the victims and feign Visa staff and ask to specify information on the credit card with the alleged purpose of checking…

December 8, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukraine Parliament Backs Changes to End Poll Crisis

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament approved on Wednesday a series of laws and constitutional changes aimed at resolving the post-election crisis which has…

December 8, 2004 · NEWS.com.au
Cybercrime remains a hard nut to crack

THE internet may not be the haven it seems for hi-tech crime, an Australian criminologist believes. Australian Institute of Criminology director Dr Russell…

December 8, 2004 · Continuity Central
Forensic software helps fight computer crime

Vogon International has launched the latest version of its computer forensics software. Designed to meet the needs of government and law enforcement agencies,…

December 8, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
U.S. Rejects Russia Assertion on Ukraine

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) rejected on Tuesday Russian charges of Western political manipulation in Ukraine's…

December 7, 2004 · CANOE
Fight child porn

The family of slain six-year-old Corinne "Punky" Gustavson wonders why the province refuses to commit to putting some of its projected $4.1-billion budget…

December 7, 2004 · NEWS.com.au
Ex-CIA chief warns on cyber terror

CYBER terrorism could be the most devastating weapon of mass destruction yet and could cripple the US economy, former CIA Director Robert Gates told a…

December 6, 2004 · Times Argus
Don't get bitten by the Internet phish

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Online holiday shopping is expected to soar again this year, but will a new form of Internet fraud follow suit? The answer could be very…

December 6, 2004 · 123bharath.com
India to work jointly with Russia to tackle cyber crime

India's Cyber Emergency Response Team plans to jointly work with Russia to combat cyber crime, including virus and hacker attacks in their computer networks, a…

December 5, 2004 · ZDNet UK
Cyberterrorism is a misleading term, says expert

**RSA Conference: Richard Clarke, who has advised three US presidents on security, says talk of 'cyberterrorism' is misleading** The former security advisor to…

December 5, 2004 · KGBT4
Gates says cyberterrorism could cripple U.S. economy

HOUSTON Former C-I-A Director Robert Gates said today at a conference in Houston that cyberterrorism could be the most devastating weapon of mass destruction…

December 5, 2004 · NewScientist.com
How zombie networks fuel cybercrime

In June, the websites of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft disappeared for hours when their servers were swamped with hundreds of thousands of simultaneous webpage…

December 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Chechen separatist Web site resumed the operation.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation requested clarifications from officials of Lithuania concerning the resuming operation of the Chechen…

December 2, 2004 · Embassy of the United States in Japan
United States, Japan Must Cooperate on Cybersecurity

The United States and Japan should intensify cooperative efforts to secure their information networks and work toward the creation of "a global culture of…

December 2, 2004 · Network Computing
Conversations in Security

Security is hard work, exclaimed Bruce Schneier, CTO and founder of Counterpane at the recent CSI-Asia Conference & Exhibition 2004. We’ve gathered in these…

December 1, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cyber crime: Everyone is self responsible

Russian scientists from the Moscow State University, Russian Sciences and the Institute of the Information Society Development together with experts of the…

November 30, 2004 · mi2g Intelligence Unit
SCO website hacked twice with erroneous mention of Microsoft

After last week's [DDoS attack on the SCO web site](http://www.crime-research.org/news/24.11.2004/813/) reported by the [mi2g Intelligence…

November 30, 2004 · Silicon.com
Cybercrime - together we can defeat it

**DoS attacks can be broken down by cooperations, says Betfair CTO** The chief technology officer of online gaming portal Betfair has called on more government…

November 30, 2004 · KOTV
Tulsa Police Cybercrime Tip – Football Ticket Scams

Last year the Tulsa Police Department Cybercrime Unit received a number of E-Bay and Internet based scam ticket complaints for the Big 12 and Bowls for both…

November 29, 2004 · IDG.com.sg
Online Identity Theft: Many Medicines, No Cure

As the incidence of online identity theft has steadily climbed in recent months, banks and online retailers have struggled to stay on top of the problem and to…

November 29, 2004 · Daily Times
Many becoming victims of Internet fraud

ISLAMABAD: Although the Internet provides many facilities, it also carries many risks. Most common is the risk of Internet fraud. This crime affects the entire…

November 28, 2004 · Financial Times
Warning on rising bank account fraud

Criminals are using dormant bank accounts in a rising tide of computer fraud, the City of London's top fraud police officer has warned. Det Chief Supt Ken…