Cyber Crime

Feds: Fake Justin Bieber Was Real Sexual Predator

Posted 05.17.2012

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Federal authorities have indicted a Florida man for posing as Justin Bieber online, promising young girls backstage passes and free tickets in exchang...

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Interpol Ups The War Against Cyber Crime

AP | DANIELLA CHESLOW | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Cybersecurity, Cyber Crime, Interpol Cyber Crime, Interpol, Technology News

TEL AVIV, Israel — Interpol said Tuesday it is making the war against cyber crime a main priority this year as online fraud crosses borders and ...

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Cybercrime A Huge Problem On Wall Street

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Financial Fraud, Fraud, Video, Cybercrime, Crime, Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, Financial Crime, Fbi, Cybersecurity, Financial Crimes, Recession, Business News

Years after the global financial crisis of 2008, there's a new problem on the minds of those working on Wall Street. That's the conclusion of a new...

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Change Your Email Password Now (for Your Financial Security)

Mark W. Schleisner | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Identity Theft, Login, Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, Password, Information Technology, Computer Hacking, Password Security, Email Password Security, Cyber-Hacking, Email Hackers, Cyber-Security, Technology News

Chances are that your current email password is useless (and even dangerous to your financial health). Fortunately, you can protect yourself by changing your email password now! Here's how.

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MySpace Predator Convicted Of 79 Felonies

AP | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Myspace Predator Convicted, Child Online Safety, Myspace Predator Joshua David Threlkeld, Joshua David Threlkeld Convicted, Cyber Crime, Video, Los Angeles News

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A California man who used the social networking site MySpace to exploit and abuse young girls across the country was convicted We...

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FBI Needs Your Help to Take Down Cyber Fraud

Robert Siciliano | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Cyber Crime, Fbi, Hackers, Crime News

Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of gove...

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FBI Official Warns of Growing 'Existential' Cyber Threats

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Fbi Cyber, Cyber Threat, Criminals, Shawn Henry, Anonymous, Hackers, Online, Cyber Crime, Cybersecurity, Technology News

Despite the increased frequency and severity of online crime and espionage in 2011, many American corporations and consumers are still not taking the ...

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Technology Is Helping the Fight Against Corruption

Caroline Anstey | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Technology, International Anti-Corruption Day, Cyber Crime, World Bank, Technology News

As we mark International Anti-Corruption Day, we should acknowledge that there is no single quick fix for curbing corruption. But there are steps that can and should be taken to raise the cost of being corrupt -- to send a powerful message that corruption doesn't pay.

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Cyber Snooping Rife Among Couples, Says Report

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: UK, Passwords, Cyber-Snooping, Social Networking, Online Snooping, Online, Cyber Crime, Norton-Security, Technology News

One in five women admit to logging on to their partner's email or social network surreptitiously, according to research from security company Norton. ...

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Man Sentenced For Online Teen Student Photo Plot, Child Pornography

AP | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Pennsylvania Schools, Pennsylvania, Cyberbullying, Crime, Cyber Security, Teens, Cyber Crime, Teenage Girls, Schools, Teen Cybersecurity, Education News

EASTON, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to at least nine months in prison for what prosecutors say was an elaborate online scheme to obta...

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Florida Hacker Steals Nude Photos Of Women And Posts Them On Their Facebook Page

Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Joseph Bernard Campbell, Cyberstalking, Hacker Steals Nude Photos From Email, Cyber Crime, Hacker Posts Nude Photos to Facebook, Tech and Crime, Hacker, Hacking, Women's Nude Photos Stolen From Email, Crime News

Joseph Bernard Campbell has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of cyberstalking and unauthorized access to a computer after he stole naked pict...

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Organized Crime Moves Online

Yahoo News | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Cyber Crime Europe, Crime Online, Internet Crime, Cyber Crime, Organized Crime Internet, Organized Crime, Crime Online Europe, Organized Crime Europe, Organized Crime Online, Europol, Technology News

The Internet has become a major tool in European organised crime, which uses it for drugs and human trafficking and money laundering as well as cyberc...

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In Cyberspy vs. Cyberspy, China Has The Edge

Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Cybersecurity, China, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Cyber Crime, Technology News

By Brian Grow and Mark Hosenball ATLANTA | Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:39am EDT (Reuters) - As America and China grow more economically and financially inter...

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'The Great Cyberheist': A Look At A Notorious Hacker-Informant

NYTimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: FBI Informant, Cyber Crime, Albert Gonzalez, Internet Crime, Identity Theft, Albert Gonzalez FBI, Credit Card Fraud, Operation Firewall, Shadowcrew.com, Shadowcrew, Fbi, Hackers, Technology News

One night in July 2003, a little before midnight, a plainclothes N.Y.P.D. detective, investigating a series of car thefts in upper Manhattan, followed...

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Rachael Ray Lasers Delayed Indefinitely: An Update on the State of Cybersquatting

Randy Whattoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cybersquatting, Internet, Law, Icann, Trademark, Cyber Crime, Trademarks, Trademark Infringement, Arbitration, Business News

There are a number of ways that trademark owners deal with cybersquatters. Rachael Ray recently instituted an UDNRP arbitration proceeding against an Indian company that had registered www.rachelray.com (note the missing "a").

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What Every Parent Should Know About Formspring: The New Cyberscourge for Teens

Rachel Simmons | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: formspring.com, Cyber Crime, Formspring, Teenagers, Healthy Living News

Last week, a Long Island high school senior committed suicide, and the website Formspring.me is suspected as a cause. Yet most parents don't even know it exists. Formspring is the latest cyberscourge for teens -- it takes cybercruelty to a new low.

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The Unbearable Unawareness of Cyber-Harassment

Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Danielle Citron, Online Privacy, Cyber Harassment, Federal Trade Commission, Meghan Meier, Jeff Chester, Cyber Crime, Technology News

Every year, 1.5 million Americans are victims of cyber-harassment. For those affected, cyber-harassment threatens their careers and stains their reputations, sometimes for two years or more.

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Russian Hackers: Cybergangs Infect "More And More" Computers

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malware, Refreshstats, Cyberattacks, Russian Hackers, Fake Antivirus Softwar, Sophos, Cybergangs, Computer Hacking, Cyber Crime, Cybersecurity, Hacker, Technology News

Russian cybergangs have established a robust system for promoting Web sites that sell fake antivirus software, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit luxury ...

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Cyber Crimes, Small Businesses and Obama's Cyber Security Announcement

Tom Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cybercrime by organized criminals and foreign governments is fast becoming a national security issue, and America's businesses are on the front line.

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Cybersecurity: Why The Hell Was Secret White House Helicopter Data Found On A Computer In Iran?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tiversa, Tiversa Obama's Helicopter, Cyberattacks, Cyber Crime, Cybersecurity, Iran, Marine One, Barack Obama, Cyberwar, Sikorsky, Sensitive Information, Vh-60, Stuart Whatley, World News

It is a case of perverse but predictable irony that the first administration to truly harness the Internet's full power likewise faces the greatest threat from it.

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What Not to Do with Your Tax Return

Diane Dimond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diane Dimond, Martin Schmidt, Crime, Encryption, Home Computer Security, Identity Theft, Cyber Crime, Computer Crime, Security, Information Defense Corportation, Hackers, Business News

Do you have a home computer? You think you're being careful with what you read, save and share from it? Guess what? Chances are you could be a cyber-crime victim just waiting to happen.

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Comic Books: Keeping Your Children Safe Online

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cyber Crime, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Law Enforcement, Microsoft, Paul Gillespie, Children's Safety, Kinsa, Cets, Healthy Living News

Paul Gillespie is my hero. When he worked for the Toronto Police Sex Crimes Unit, as head of the Child Exploitation section, he made an impassioned p...

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Cyber Criminals More Cunning Than Ever

Washington Post | Brian Krebs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cyber Schemes, Intelguardians, Cyber Crime, Cyber Criminals, Business News

The year 2007 may go down in the annals of Internet crime as the year when organized cyber criminals finally got serious about their marketing strateg...

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Romanian Fraudsters Are Thorn In eBay's Side

Los Angeles Times | Ian Wylie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Auction Fraud, Cybercrime, Albena Spasova, Cyber Crime, Cyber-Crime, Secret Service, Fraud Buster, Credit Card Fraud, Carpathian Mountains, Internet Fraud, Romania, Ebay, Business News

This small industrial center in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains is not Albena Spasova's favorite destination. Driving the twisting highway m...

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