Ireland Cracks Down on Internet Scams
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Calls to 13 other countries will be blocked to thwart auto-dialer software.
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An Internet browser feature meant to permit Web addresses in Chinese, Arabic and other languages could encourage online fraudsters by making scam Web sites look legitimate to visitors.
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The police watchdog finds a US-led crackdown on internet paedophiles is stretching police resources in Scotland.
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Some European countries are proposing outlawing the use of fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up Web sites, a move intended to help terror investigations but which could face resistance on a privacy-conscious continent.
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Watchdog cries foul over 'dodgy' software auctions The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has begun an international clampdown against people selling illegitimate software online.â¦
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Trying to outlaw using fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up websites, some European nations could run afoul of privacy advocates. By the Associated Press.
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In an attempt to stem the growing tide of online scams, identity theft and the proliferation of junk e-mail, the Justice Department and state law enforcement officials have initiated what
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Compensation u-turn Bank of Ireland has agreed to compensate victims of a recent phishing scam, backtracking from its earlier position.â¦
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More than 100 people have been arrested in the largest global crackdown to date on identity theft, hacking and other Internet-based crimes, US Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Thursday.
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Businesses say 'no way' Irish businesses are holding back from taking advantage of modern technologies because they are concerned about potential risks.â¦
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Three out of four Europeans are worried about posting their personal information on the Internet.
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Direct dial telephone calls from Ireland to 13 other countries are to be blocked because of an internet fraud.
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US law enforcers have arrested dozens in a crackdown on &quot;spam&quot; e-mail, identity theft and other fraudulent online activity, a person involved in the investigation says.
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By SHAWN POGATCHNIK BELFAST, Northern Ireland - In Ireland, they bury people quickly - and now they're harnessing the speed of the Internet to help families grieve across the globe.
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A coalition of Internet and finance firms along with law enforcement agencies was launched in a bid to halt the growing number of online scams that lure consumers to fake websites to obtain personal and financial data.
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Several antispam organizations have been targeted by an attempt to knock them offline.
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(InfoWorld) - Italy has become the latest country to clamp down on phishing, with authorities there arresting 26 people for an alleged scam to swindle bank customers. According to a statement by one of those arrested, the scam involved sending fraudulent e-mails that appeared to come from Poste Italiane, the country's postal operator, which also offers bank accounts, insurance and loans, according to a news release (in Italian) from the Guardia di Finanza, which handles financial crimes. The e-mails urged victims to hand over sensitive financial information, which was then used to draw money from their accounts, the finance authority said. Eighteen of those arrested are Italian citizens, with the remainder from Eastern European countries. Phishing scamsÂ are generally difficult to trace, since the fraudulent e-mails are often sent from computers that have been hacked. Those computers may also be in different countries than the hackers and the victims. But fraud management officials from Poste Italiane and the finance authority monitored transaction papers used to empty the accounts, initially in the Milan area and then throughout the country, they said. Countries around the world have been trying to clamp down on phishing as the number of Web sites used to entrap victims continues to increase. Police in Japan made theirÂ first arrest for phishingÂ early last year. The person was accused of illegally obtaining IDs and passwords for Yahoo Auctions and using them to resell goods worth tens of thousands of dollars. At around the same time,Â authorities in Bulgaria arrestedÂ eight people for phishing scam that targeted users of Microsoft's MSN service. Phishing-related arrests have also been made in the United States. Â