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May 24, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Data leak at Russian Central Bank, hackers

CCRC informed [earlier](http://www.crime-research.org/news/04.04.2005/1109/) of a theft of the Russian Central Bank's database that had been allegedly stolen…

May 23, 2005 · THE STAR
Fighting online child porn

Toronto police had been seeking "the girl in the pictures" for months. She appeared in nearly 200 images traded over the Internet by those who took sick…

May 23, 2005 · Business Week
Hacker Break-In

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., is investigating a recent security breach on its computer network. This comes…

May 22, 2005 · gm today
Phishing sends money to Russia

A recent rash of Waukesha area residents scammed by Internet "phishing" artists funneling money to Russia has police concerned what the money is being stolen…

May 21, 2005 · BBC News
FBI on hacker raids

**FBI agents have searched the property of at least 10 people suspected of involvement in electronic break-ins at the US data broker LexisNexis.** Agents…

May 21, 2005 · ZDNet UK
Netscape fails at start

**A day after launching Netscape 8 and touting the browser's security features, Netscape has released an update to fix several serious security flaws.** The…

May 20, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Stop spam

Comodo, the online security specialists, today announced the release of Comodo AntiSpam Desktop 2005. Free to install and use, AntiSpam 2005 employs a unique…

May 20, 2005 · wftv.com
$2,000 Internet Scam

An Internet scam cost a man $2,000 after someone convinced him to cash fake money orders to help an overseas student study in Orlando. The victim said he just…

May 19, 2005 · CNET News.com
Netscape vs phishing

Netscape on Thursday plans to release the final version of Netscape 8, a browser that includes features to protect Web surfers against online scams. Early test…

May 19, 2005 · IDC
91% of piracy rate in Ukraine, study

hirty-five percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated in 2004, a one percentage point decrease from 36 percent in 2003. Yet,…

May 18, 2005 · Web Host Industry Review, The
Child porn suit against Yahoo!

A 10 million dollar lawsuit has been filed by the parents of a minor against Internet giant Yahoo! (yahoo.com) and a man who founded a Yahoo! Group for the…

May 18, 2005 · Associated Press
Insider hackers' motives, study

Corporate insiders who sabotage computers so sensitive they risk endangering national security or the economy commonly are motivated by revenge against their…

May 17, 2005 · ComputerWeekly.com
Cybercrime fight lack funds

**National Hi-Tech Crime Unit should give piracy a lower priority** Earlier this month sentences were handed down to UK members of DrinkorDie, the…

May 17, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Hackers stole $332,000

A Yemeni court on Saturday convicted four Yemenis of stealing $332,000 from Canadian oil company Nexen Inc. through Internet fraud, judicial source said. The…

May 16, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Host Forum on Global Cyber Crime: "Battling International Organized Cyber Crime"

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) announced a forum and panel session entitled, "Battling…

May 16, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Microsoft fighting viruses

REDMOND, Wash. -- May 13, 2005 -- The dynamic nature of the Internet and technology can make the protection, maintenance and optimal performance of PCs a…

May 15, 2005 · Vnunet.com
Metcalfe's law against hackers

Providers of identity technologies need to work together more efficiently to beat the onslaught of phishing attacks and identity theft, according to security…

May 14, 2005 · ComputerWeekly.com
Trojan horse hacker jailed in US

A US hacker has been jailed for 12 months for using a Trojan horse virus to break into US Department of Defense computers. The Indiana man, 21, was part of an…

May 14, 2005 · Government Technology
Cybercrime and Effective Security Policies

Larry Johnson, special agent with the Secret Service, Joanne McNabb, chief, Office of Privacy Protection, California Department of Consumer Affairs, and…

May 13, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cars unaffected by viruses

The possibility of a mobile virus infecting a car's communications system conjures up images of zombie vehicles travelling driverless around the streets, but…

May 13, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Spammer website shut down by judge

Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to shut down "one of the world's largest spam operations," which sent millions of…

May 13, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
UN recommendations on fighting cybercrime

As we recently [informed](http://www.crime-research.org/news/28.04.2005/1188/), the CCRC director Dr. Vladimir Golubev took part in the 6th workshop on…

May 12, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
MasterCard and Cyota: Anti-phishing trends

MasterCard International Inc. said Tuesday that it has shut down nearly 1,400 phishing sites and more than 750 sites suspected of selling illegal credit-card…

May 12, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cisco's RFID privacy tracker

Cisco, Intel and BT have announced a joint initiative focused on wireless security. In particular, they aim to ensure that equipment supports the new WPA2…

May 11, 2005 · MSNBC News
Cyber warfare: China vs Japan

TOKYO - In the fortified control room of a major Internet security firm, a beleaguered team of experts slouched behind glowing computer screens, tracking…

May 11, 2005 · ABC News Online
Father arrested in murder of two girls

ZION, Ill. May 11, 2005 — When the father of a missing 8-year-old found her bloodied body in a ravine, next to her lifeless best friend, it seemed every…

May 11, 2005 · CanadaNewsWire group
Webseminar: phishing and pharming

**Entrust and the Anti-Phishing Working Group Discuss Why New On-line Threats Require New Security Approaches** Entrust, Inc., a world-leader in securing…

May 11, 2005 · IT observer
InfoSec Europe 2005 coverage

With the InfoSec Europe exhibition in London, where more than 300 exhibitors crowded and some 100 products - aimed at end-users, businesses and governments -…

May 11, 2005 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cisco hacker arrested

A global investigation into the theft of a key piece of software that forms the "backbone" of the worldwide web has led to an arrest of a suspected hacker in…

May 11, 2005 · ydr.com
eBay con man sentenced

A Manchester man was sentenced Monday to four months in a federal community corrections facility as part of one year of probation for an Internet scam in which…