Group Seeks Ways to Prosecute Cybercrime
190508
Governments and private sector officials from around the world sought ways Thursday to jointly combat cybercrime, whose growth mirrors the phenomenal rise of the Internet's popularity.
527510
Researchers looking to root out computer attacks hope that speed kills.
730777
Online criminals are getting better at targeting people's sensibility to hack into their computers.
676737
WASHINGTON - A coalition of technology and advocacy groups on Friday asked the U.S. Senate to kill copyright legislation that might result in jail time for people who trade copyrighted files online.
400664
Four California legislators want the the state's Department of Social Services to take more aggressive steps in notifying 1.4 million residents that their personal information may have been stolen by hackers.
452640
Antispyware groups, concerned that lax consumer practices are offsetting tech gains in antispyware technology, are calling on Congress to pass laws penalizing the companies that resort to distributing the controversial programs.
585508
Several major industry players and law enforcement agencies are collaborating in a new effort to respond to the rapidly growing phishing problem.
198319
An undercover investigation led by the U.S. Secret Service has led to the arrests of 28 individuals suspected of being part of a global organized cybercrime network. Charges against the suspects include identity theft, computer fraud, credit-card fraud and conspiracy.
472588
Task force plans antispam campaign, from education to cross-border legal efforts.
513266
Legislation such as the CAN SPAM Act as well as improved international cooperation in pursuit of cybercriminals is paying off, according to an FBI expert who spoke Monday at Chicago's Security Standard conference.
707010
U.S. law enforcement officials promise more spam-related prosecutions.
277157
A group representing technology industry executives yesterday called on the Bush administration to step up efforts to protect the nation&#39;s computer and Internet infrastructure, and it proposed
189473
Hoping to clean up the Internet&#39;s reputation as a haven for scam artists, federal officials unveiled a series of arrests, indictments and convictions Thursday involving a range of cyberfraud.
515170
Report outlines challenges governments face and the actions they can take to counter cybercrime.
218921
The government calls it &quot;Operation Web Snare&quot;, catching criminals who do business online. They&#39;ve been working since June and today announced dozens of arrests for crimes that cost victims millions of dollars.
693211
(InfoWorld) - Criminals working with computer hackersÂ pose a rising threat to businesses and governments as those entities increase their dependence on IT systems, a top U.S. federal prosecutor said Thursday. "There's always this worry, and I think a legitimate worry, that terrorists will actually launch computer attacks on critical infrastructure," said Christopher Painter, principal deputy chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. Painter, who prosecuted famed hacker Kevin Mitnick before he signed a plea agreement, cited a case where a hacker in Australia fouled a fresh water supply in 2000 by hacking into a wireless connection and releasing tons of sewage. In the U.S. in 1997, a juvenile hacked into a computer phone and data system and turned off the runway lights at an airport in Worcester, Massachusetts, Painter said. "That obviously could have had pretty dire consequences," Painter said, who spoke about cybercrime at the Information Security Systems Association conference in London. Authorities have seen an increase in cases where hackers steal corporate data and then attempt to blackmail companies, Painter said. Others steal data and sell it to other criminals. In October 2004, the U.S. Secret Service busted the "Shadowcrew," a criminal group that stole credit card data and then sold it on a Web site, Painter said. The problem for law enforcement is that the bad guys are showing increased technical sophistication and often commit cybercrimes across borders, Painter said. But countries are coordinating more on investigations and takedowns, Painter said. Forty-five countries have joined the G8 24/7 High Tech Crime Network, a group of contacts that can offer immediate assistance to other countries on terrorist or criminal cases involving electronic evidence, Painter said. Painter cited a success this week whereÂ Moroccan authorities sentenced two people to prison for the Zotob and Mytob worms, which downed computers worldwide in August 2005. The U.S., Turkey, Morocco and Microsoft Corp. aided in that investigation, he said. But a difficulty with international investigations are countries with weak or no laws against computer crime, Painter said. "Any country that doesn't have good laws is going to be a weak link," he said. Â
680865
"Because of the global network that the Internet represents, we need international cooperation"  Security and justice officials from the Group of Eight industrialized nations held more talks Friday on ways to strengthen cooperation against child pornography, terrorism and product piracy. via The China Post