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February 17, 2004 · SFGate.com
Las Vegas man arrested on charges of sexually assaulting children

A man who worked with children at a local church was arrested for sexually assaulting girls and taping the acts. Harold Shaw, 59, was held at the Clark County…

February 17, 2004 · www.crime-research.ru
Ukrainian police reaches the Internet

Finport Technologies Company developed and commissioned information monitoring system for the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the basis of Web-Observer. This…

February 17, 2004 · SFGate.com
Cybercriminals get trickier about stealing

Beware: cyber criminals are "phishing" your personal id, bank account information, credit card number, Social Security numbers and the like. These "phishers"…

February 16, 2004 · Capital News 9
Dealing with cyber terrorism

"You want to help yourself, your business, your county, your country? Secure your system. Be the first part in this war on cyber-terror," Lance Ulanoff of…

February 16, 2004 · KFOXTV.com
Auction Internet Fraud

Selling or buying things over the internet is fast and easy, but it's also dangerous. The FBI has had several internet fraud complaints in our area and they…

February 16, 2004 · GainesvilleSun.com
Area police follow cyber trail to crack cases

**Technology has become a vital tool for detectives.** Gainesville Police Detective Jorge Campos is a cyber sleuth. While most criminal investigators rely on…

February 16, 2004 · Taipei Times
US task force hunting for Internet Windows-opener

**SOURCE CODES: The FBI and Secret Service are among the agencies searching for whoever posted part of the blueprints for Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0** An…

February 16, 2004 · E-commerce Times
Congress Eyes Internet Fraud Crackdown

**"Because of the way whois is currently structured, there are a lot of reasons why users might submit false information that have nothing to do with copyright…

February 14, 2004 · ITNews Australia
Al-Qaeda publishes magazine on the Net

**Al-Qaeda has published the third menacing edition of its online magazine al Battar Camp, offering counsel to would-be terrorists on everything from physical…

February 14, 2004 · knoxnews.com
Guarding against ID theft

Consumers are either getting smarter - or getting hit more with consumer or identity theft, according to a report by the Federal Trade Commission. Of the…

February 14, 2004 · newindpress.com
Another youth wanted for 'selling' sex on the Internet

CHENNAI: For the second day on Friday, cyber crime is in the news, and this time because a youth tarnished his relative's reputation by soliciting customers…

February 13, 2004 · baltimoresun.com
FBI on trail of e-mail fraud

**Scheme: Criminals and terrorists reach for your wallet through a barrage of computer messages and an Internet scam known as "phishing."** WASHINGTON -…

February 13, 2004 · PC WORLD
International Team Targets Web Scams

**U.S. agency joins in 31-country crackdown on Internet swindles and schemes.** The Federal Trade Commission and more than two dozen consumer protection…

February 13, 2004 · www.crime-research.ru
Trends of cybercrimes

According to experts' of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) estimation, number of crimes committed with help of the Internet is growing in proportion with…

February 13, 2004 · www.crime-research.ru
Market of stolen credit cards: demand determines supply

Thousands of credit card numbers are sold every week on not so numerous cyber markets. These markets are accessible only by authorized users. Costs of credit…

February 12, 2004 · www.crime-research.ru
Bank official cheated his bank selling e-vouchers

Slavyansk, Ukraine - Prosecutor Office initiated criminal case under Article 191, Section 5 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Appropriation of somebody else-s…

February 12, 2004 · The Enquirer
"Hackah Jak" trial could reveal FBI ties

The criminal case against a well-known computer hacker moved closer to trial Wednesday when a Cincinnati judge refused to dismiss the charges against him.…

February 12, 2004 · www.crime-research.ru
FSB: 112 computer crimes revealed

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

February 12, 2004 · The Telegraph
Two caught in underage sex sting

ALTON -- Two men who drove to Alton, allegedly intending to have sex with a 15-year-old "girl" they met online, found they were looking for love in the wrong…

February 11, 2004 · BBC newsround
Online victims "need help centre"

**A children's charity says more needs to be done to help children who've had nasty experiences on the net.** A children's charity says more needs to be done…

February 11, 2004 · PJStar.com
WIU student charged with theft, fraud

MACOMB - A Galesburg woman was arrested on felony charges over the weekend for allegedly using her computer to defraud a man in Turkey out of $2,400 and…

August 8, 2003 · Computer Crime Research Center
Responsibility for Computer Crimes Provided

**Ukraine’s Criminal Code** Section XVI. Crimes committed by using electronic computers, their systems or networks Article 36. Illegal interference with the…

April 12, 2003 · Computer Crime Research Center
Student's Web site hacked by al-Qaida

It could be any foreign student's nightmare: the FBI wants to talk to you about your connections to al-Qaida. Such was the case with Conrado Salas Cano, a PSU…