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March 4, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian pirates arrested

Officers of Poltava regional Department of the Security Service of Ukraine and State Department of Intellectual Property seized the most large-scale…

March 4, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian government to shift state institutions to legal software

Ukrainian government continues to appropriate measures on shifting executive power bodies to legal software, Vladimir Dmitrishin, Deputy Chairman of the State…

March 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Hacker attacks on Presidential elections

Information security assurance during voting is one of the most critical tasks while conducting elections of President of the Russian Federation, the head of…

March 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
UIA will prevent offence in the Internet

Administration of Ukrainian Internet Association (UIA) confirmed staff of the Committee on issues of security and preventing offences in information systems.…

March 3, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
More than 100 000 websites with child porn

Child porn is a critical problem nowadays. Rates of its growth in the Internet arouse our anxiety. What are we to do with it? You only access the Internet and…

March 2, 2004 · COMPUTERWORLD
Letter from the eastern front

When it comes to laying the blame for malicious code, viruses, scams and spam, IT security vendors love to point the accusatory finger to what used to be known…

March 2, 2004 · CNN.com
Child sex abuse back in focus

**(CNN) -- The "trial of the century" of four people in Belgium on child kidnapping, abuse and murder charges has once again focused attention on child sex…

March 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Experts forecast increase in information security market

Analysis of different sources allows to forecast significant increase in future displays of cyber criminality. For last 12 months 82% of American companies…

March 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
New fraud in the Internet

Be watchful receiving email from legal Internet companies with requests to provide personal and financial information. Never give your credit card numbers,…

March 2, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Level of computer piracy in Ukraine goes down

Nowadays experts observe a stable downtrend of computer piracy in Ukrainian software market. Software experts came to such conclusion during Discussion of…

March 1, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
10 000 child porn photos = 50 years of jail

Norman McDonald a 49 year old from Pennsylvania, USA pleaded guilty to having sex with his 3-year old Ukrainian stepdaughter It began after his Fiancee moved…

March 1, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Plastic criminality part3

1. Fraudsters often use devices being attached to ATM get data on cards. Group of swindlers showed up in due time in Moscow. They put special attachment at…

February 29, 2004 · News.scotsman.com
Millions at Risk from Cyber 'Phishing' Gangs

Millions of online bank customers could be in danger from a growing new Internet scam known as “phishing”. Police have warned that three financial institutions…

February 28, 2004 · ITWweb
Cyber-crime hits UK

Johannesburg - Hi-tech crime has risen substantially in the UK, with around 83% of UK companies having been victims of computer crime. This emerged at the…

February 28, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet is a new target for crime and terrorism

According to the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russian Federation number of crimes in high tech field in 2004 year increased significantly…

February 27, 2004 · ITNews Australia
US Homeland Security Chair likens 'cyberterrorists' to Al Qaeda

Now international terrorism has different face and nature than 10-15 years ago. Terrorists have at their disposal more powerful financial base, high tech…

February 27, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer fraud this year

In January 2004 losses caused by computer fraud were not so significant since attacks were persistently directed to the large and prominent targets. All around…

February 27, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Dmitri Sklyarov wrote a book on information security

There is a new lot appeared in the Internet store Amazon.com. It is a book of Dmitry Sklyarov "Hidden Keys to Software Break-ins and Unauthorized Entry".…

February 26, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Russian porn dealer arrested

Tula is well known far away from Russian borders due to its famous spice-cakes and arms. Though it became famous in view of one young man detained by Tula…

February 26, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
India holds training for cyber policemen

Special trainings for cyber policemen are held in India by Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies in the building of the Jawaharlal Neru…

February 26, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
"Plastic" criminality part2

Part 2. See [Part 1](http://www.crime-research.org/news/25.02.2004/76) Philip Zolotnitzki, head of press-cutting service of Economic Crime Unit of Moscow…

February 26, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
January tsunami of IT crime

Data analysis results showed that January 2004 broke all record in increase of spam and damage caused by malware (malicious software). Preliminary estimation…

February 26, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Russia: Fighting Cybercimes

In 2003 The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russian Federation revealed 900 attempts of penetration in information resources of state authorities. Though,…

February 25, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukraine is out FATF black list

Ukraine is excluded from Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist. FATF commission on Money Laundering at plenary session 25 February unanimously approved…

February 25, 2004 · The Guardian
Cyber-crime costs business billions

Cyber-crime cost the UK billions of pounds last year, according to Britain's top internet policeman. Of 201 companies questioned by the National Hi-Tech Crime…

February 25, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Internet crime under attack

It is quite indicative that role of additional incentives in growing attention of governments to regulating virtual entrepreneurship was in not economical…

February 25, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Ukrainian hacker will be deported in the USA

In the middle of March 2003, Ukrainian hacker Maxim Vysochanski will be deported to the USA, accused by Thailand court of committing computer crimes. Such…

February 25, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
"Plastic" criminality

Computer is becoming the most promising tool for committing crime. In the developed countries almost all financial operations are made through computer systems…

February 25, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Information Security: Fighting Computer Crimes

"X-print" publication agency issued book of Dr. Vladimir A. Golubev, founder and Director of the Computer Crime Research Center (CCRC, Zaporozhye, Ukraine)…

February 24, 2004 · Computer Crime Research Center
Computer crimes in former Warsaw Pact countries

Julian Bajkowski, Senior Reporter, Computerworld Australia, questioned Director of **[Computer Crime Research Center](hhtp://www.crime-research.ru)**, Dr.…