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April 12, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
International Cybercrime Conference 2004

ZAPOROZHYE (CCRC) - May 26-28, 2004, Computer Crime Research Center, World Anticriminal Antiterrorist Forum (WAAF), Zaporozhye State University, with…

April 10, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Russia: Insult in the Internet

In Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, a first criminal proceeding was initiated against a senior pupil of a local school for he allegedly insulted his schoolmistress…

April 9, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukraine: a reliable partner in fighting cyberterrorism and money laundering

Ukraine is a reliable partner in fighting terrorism, including cyberterrorism, and money laundering, said representatives of the United States Treasury…

April 8, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Maxim Kovalchuk will be out on bail

In the San-Jose circuit court, on a case of Ukrainian [Maxim Kovalchuk-Vysochanski](http://www.crime-research.org/news/06.04.2004/175) accused of committing…

April 7, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
CCRC competition summary

ZAPOROZHYE, Ukraine (CCRC) - Computer Crime Research Center and the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at the American University, Washington,…

April 7, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
$2M from nothing

At a minimum, 27,000 of site owners may have been victims of the domain scam invented by an enterprising businessman Darren Morgenstern. Each of them paid $70…

April 6, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian hacker Maxim Kovalchuk appeared in the court

ZAPOROZHYE, Ukraine (CCRC) - April 5, citizen of Ukraine, Maxim Kovalchuck appeared in regional court of San-Jose, California, the USA. As [CCRC informed…

April 5, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
The price for security

Specialists consider computer crimes cost Europe's small firms about 22 billionn euros a year (£14.7 billion) to clean up and recover from. Research by Network…

April 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer & Internet Crime 2004

The Metropolitan Police is encouraging companies to come forward and share intelligence to help in fighting against cyber-crime. Having his say at the Computer…

April 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian system of criminal investigation in the action

March 26, the Verkhovna Rada registered a draft #4042-1 "On Monitoring of Telecommunications". Valeri Lebedinskiy, people's deputy, member of the Committee of…

April 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crimes in Ukraine

According to data provided by the IT Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the ratio of computer crimes to all crimes in IT sphere makes…

April 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Criminals go in the Internet

At the International Conference "World Community against Globalization of Crime and Terrorism" held in Moscow January 20-21, 2004, Deputy Secretary of the…

April 1, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
100 people arrested on a charge of child porn

Danish police said on Tuesday they arrested more than 100 people in a nationwide crackdown on child porn. "We have arrested at least 100 on a charge of buying…

April 1, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian government to shift state institutions to legal software

March 24, 2004, inured the Order for Software Use in Executive Authorities, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, September 10,…

March 31, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime to threat the national security of Russia

MOSCOW, March 29, Russian Information Agency "Novosti" - members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation spoke for speeding-up of development and…

March 31, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Credit card frauds

Last year, a total turnover in cards market of one of the largest payment systems increased by 86% and amounted to $2,6 billion in Ukraine. Trade turnover…

March 30, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Carders again

The old and approved method of fighting carders is to record information on cards that were used in criminal activities or their owners in black lists. The…

March 29, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer Crime and Cyber Terrorism focus of seminar

ZAPOROZHYE, Ukraine (CCRC) - The Third International Seminar "World Community Against Computer Crimes and Cyberterrorism" finished its work on March 26. Valeri…

March 29, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Israeli hackers attack Islamic portal

CAIRO, March 27: A main Islamic Internet portal blamed Israeli hackers on Friday of an attack following its presentation of a file on slain Palestinian…

March 27, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian hacker has been extradited to U.S. Government

***According to the SFGate.com, [Ukrainian hacker](http://www.crime-research.org/news/2003/06/Mess0603.html) has been extradited to U.S. Government.*** A…

March 27, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Romanian hacker is on trial

Romania has enacted tough laws to protect its emerging reputation as a hub of skilled programmers for Western companies and erase any connection with…

March 26, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
A 23-year-old man hacked Russian enterprises

Russia: Three Khabarovsk enterprises suffered losses because of the attack of a 23-year-old hacker who resides in the Bychikha village, Khabarovsk region,…

March 26, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cyber-squatters still operate

The number of cybersquatting cases registered last year was an improvement from an average of five-per-day in 1999, but the level was barely changed from 2002…

March 25, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet as an instrument of cyber crime

Experts of The Association of Russian Banks think that uniqueness of the Internet is that it is not a system owned by one individual, company, state authority…

March 25, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Some trends of computer crime in Russia

Experts of The Association of Russian Banks consider banking to be the most attractive sector of Russian economy for criminals. Analysis of the latest crimes…

March 24, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crimes review

Two Kazakhstan men have been arrested in London for allegedly breaking into Bloomberg L.P.'s Manhattan computer system in an attempt to extort $200,000 from…

March 23, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cyberpolice website is created

A new scientific informational website "Computer crime and fighting against it" [http://www.cyberpol.ru/](http://www.cyberpol.ru/) is created. The site…

March 22, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
The Convention on Cybercrime will come into effect on 1 July next year

News Agency [Silicon.com](http://www.silicon.com/) said Friday that an 'anti-cybercrime treaty' designed to impose penalties on those breaking the law via the…

March 22, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Child porn industry may reach $6 billion in 2004

Internet has exerted a strong catalytic influence on development of child porn. If caught red-handed producers or owners of child porn could face up to 15…

March 21, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Germany: largest hacker crack down operation ever held

On March 18, German law enforcement held the largest operation against homeland hackers. Several people were arrested and around 38 terabytes of pirated…